mabasa

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Etymology

From ma- +‎ basa.

Verb

mabasâ

1. (Naga) to get wet; to get covered or impregnated with any liquid

   Synonym: madumog

See also

• makabasa

 

Hiligaynon

Etymology

From ma- +‎ basa.

Adjective

mabasâ

1. damp; moist; dank; humid

Ilocano

Etymology

From ma- +‎ basa.

Verb

mabasá (perfective nabasa, imperfective mabasbasa, past imperfective nabasbasa, future mabasanto, 4th actor trigger)

1. to wet

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mabasa

Affix	Root word		Trigger
ma-	actor		mabasa
	Aspect				Future
	Infinitive	Perfective	Imperfective	Past imperfective
	nabasa	mabasbasa	nabasbasa	mabasanto	basa
1st person singular		―	―	―	―
2nd person singular		―	―	―	―
3rd person singular		―	―	―	―
1st person exclusive plural		―	―	―	―
1st person inclusive plural		―	―	―	―
2nd person plural		―	―	―	―
3rd person plural		―	―	―	―

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From ma- +‎ basa (“reading”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /maˈbasa/ [mɐˈbaː.sɐ] (“to be able to read”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -asa
  • IPA^(key): /ˌmaˈbasa/ [ˌmaːˈbaː.sɐ] (“to accidentally read”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -asa
  • IPA^(key): /mabaˈsa/ [mɐ.bɐˈsa] (“fond of reading”, adjective)
    • Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ma‧ba‧sa

Verb

mabasa (complete nabasa, progressive nababasa, contemplative mababasa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜐ)

1. to be able to read
   • 2020, Nitz Miralles, “Agot tinawag ding anti-social, pakialamera”, in Pang-Masa:

     Kaya kung gusto ni Agot na mabasa at pati na rin ang reactions ng netizens ay kanyang mabasa, visit niya ang FB ni Isabel. “For ur perusal aggot maggot isidro!!! bawal mainggit sa gitna ng pandemia^[sic]. Bawal pakialaman post ng iba sa wall nila, bawal din hindi ipost regalo ng kaibigang bisekleta para malaman nilang grateful sila. Bawal kang hindi uminom ng medicines mo para sa aggressive anti-social behaviours mo!!!”

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mabasa (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb

Root word				basa
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	-um-	bumasa	bumasa	bumabasa nabasa2	babasa mabasa2	kababasa1 kakabasa
Object	-in	basahin	binasa	binabasa inabasa2	babasahin abasahin2	⁠—
Directional	-an	basahan	binasahan	binabasahan inabasahan2	babasahan abasahan2	—
Locative	⁠pag- -an	pagbasahan	pinagbasahan	pinapagbasahan pinagbabasahan	papagbasahan pagbabasahan	⁠—
Benefactive	i-	ibasa	ibinasa	ibinabasa	ibabasa	⁠—
Instrument	ipang-	ipambasa	ipinambasa	ipinapambasa	ipapambasa	⁠—
Causative	ika-	ikabasa	ikinabasa	ikinababasa1 ikinakabasa	ikababasa1 ikakabasa	⁠—
	i-3	ibasa	ibinasa	ibinabasa	ibabasa	⁠—
Measurement	i-	ibasa	ibinasa	ibinabasa	ibabasa	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts. 2Dialectal use only. 3Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms

Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	magpa-	magpabasa	nagpabasa	nagpapabasa	magpapabasa	⁠kapababasa1 kapapabasa kapagpapabasa kakapabasa
Actor-secondary	pa- -in	pabasahin	pinabasa	pinababasa pinapabasa	pababasahin papabasahin	⁠—
Object	ipa-	ipabasa	ipinabasa	ipinababasa ipinapabasa	ipababasa ipapabasa	⁠—
Directional	⁠ pa- -an	pabasahan	pinabasahan	pinapabasahan pinababasahan	papabasahan pababasahan	⁠—
Benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpabasa	ipinagpabasa	ipinagpapabasa1 ipinapagpabasa	ipagpapabasa1 ipapagpabasa	⁠—
Causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpabasa	ikinapagpabasa	ikinapagpapabasa1 ikinakapagpabasa	ikapagpapabasa1 ikakapagpabasa	⁠—
Locative	⁠pagpa- -an	pagpabasahan	pinagpabasahan	pinagpapababasahan1 pinapagpabasahan	pagpapababasahan1 papagpabasahan	⁠—
	⁠papag- -an	papagbasahan	pinapagbasahan	pinapapagbasahan	papapagbasahan	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms

Direct action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	maka-	makabasa	nakabasa	nakababasa1 nakakabasa	makababasa1 makakabasa
	mapa-2	mapabasa	napabasa	napababasa1 napapabasa	mapababasa1 mapapabasa
Object	ma-	mabasa	nabasa	nababasa	mababasa
Directional	⁠ ma- -an	mabasahan	nabasahan	nababasahan	mababasahan
Benefactive	mai-	maibasa	naibasa	naibabasa	maibabasa
Causative	maika-	maikabasa	naikabasa	naikababasa1 naikakabasa naiikabasa	naikababasa1 naikakabasa naiikabasa
	mai-	maibasa	naibasa	naibabasa	maibabasa
Locative	⁠mapag- -an	mapagbasaan	napagbasaan	napagbabasaan1 napapagbasaan	mapagbabasaan1 mapapagbasaan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	makapagpa-	makapagpabasa	nakapagpabasa	nakapagpapabasa1 nakakapagpabasa	makapagpapabasa1 makakapagpabasa
Actor-secondary	mapa-	mapabasa	napabasa	napababasa1 napapabasa	mapababasa1 mapapabasa
Object	maipa-	maipabasa	naipabasa	naipababasa1 naipapabasa naiipabasa	maipababasa1 maipapabasa maiipabasa
Directional	⁠ mapa- -an	mapabasahan	napabasahan	napababasahan1 napapabasahan	mapababasahan1 mapapabasahan
Benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpabasa	naipagpabasa	naipagpapabasa1 naipapagpabasa naiipagpabasa	maipagpapabasa1 maipapagpabasa maiipagpabasa
Causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpabasa	naikapagpabasa	naikapagpapabasa1 naikakapagpabasa naiikapagpabasa	maikapagpapabasa1 maikakapagpabasa maiikapagpabasa
Locative	⁠mapagpa- -an	mapagpabasahan	napagpabasahan	napagpapababasahan1 napapagpabasahan	mapagpapababasahan1 mapapagpabasahan
	⁠mapapag- -an	mapapagbasahan	napapagbasahan	napapapagbasahan	mapapapagbasahan
1Used in formal contexts. 2Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms

Form	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Direct	maki-	makibasa	nakibasa	nakikibasa	makikibasa
Indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpabasa	nakipagpabasa	nakikipagpabasa	makikipagpabasa

Verb

mábása (complete nabasa, progressive nababasa, contemplative mababasa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜐ)

1. to happen to read; to accidentally read

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mabasa (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb

Root word				basa
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	-um-	bumasa	bumasa	bumabasa nabasa2	babasa mabasa2	kababasa1 kakabasa
Object	-in	basahin	binasa	binabasa inabasa2	babasahin abasahin2	⁠—
Directional	-an	basahan	binasahan	binabasahan inabasahan2	babasahan abasahan2	—
Locative	⁠pag- -an	pagbasahan	pinagbasahan	pinapagbasahan pinagbabasahan	papagbasahan pagbabasahan	⁠—
Benefactive	i-	ibasa	ibinasa	ibinabasa	ibabasa	⁠—
Instrument	ipang-	ipambasa	ipinambasa	ipinapambasa	ipapambasa	⁠—
Causative	ika-	ikabasa	ikinabasa	ikinababasa1 ikinakabasa	ikababasa1 ikakabasa	⁠—
	i-3	ibasa	ibinasa	ibinabasa	ibabasa	⁠—
Measurement	i-	ibasa	ibinasa	ibinabasa	ibabasa	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts. 2Dialectal use only. 3Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms

Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	magpa-	magpabasa	nagpabasa	nagpapabasa	magpapabasa	⁠kapababasa1 kapapabasa kapagpapabasa kakapabasa
Actor-secondary	pa- -in	pabasahin	pinabasa	pinababasa pinapabasa	pababasahin papabasahin	⁠—
Object	ipa-	ipabasa	ipinabasa	ipinababasa ipinapabasa	ipababasa ipapabasa	⁠—
Directional	⁠ pa- -an	pabasahan	pinabasahan	pinapabasahan pinababasahan	papabasahan pababasahan	⁠—
Benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpabasa	ipinagpabasa	ipinagpapabasa1 ipinapagpabasa	ipagpapabasa1 ipapagpabasa	⁠—
Causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpabasa	ikinapagpabasa	ikinapagpapabasa1 ikinakapagpabasa	ikapagpapabasa1 ikakapagpabasa	⁠—
Locative	⁠pagpa- -an	pagpabasahan	pinagpabasahan	pinagpapababasahan1 pinapagpabasahan	pagpapababasahan1 papagpabasahan	⁠—
	⁠papag- -an	papagbasahan	pinapagbasahan	pinapapagbasahan	papapagbasahan	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms

Direct action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	maka-	makabasa	nakabasa	nakababasa1 nakakabasa	makababasa1 makakabasa
	mapa-2	mapabasa	napabasa	napababasa1 napapabasa	mapababasa1 mapapabasa
Object	ma-	mabasa	nabasa	nababasa	mababasa
Directional	⁠ ma- -an	mabasahan	nabasahan	nababasahan	mababasahan
Benefactive	mai-	maibasa	naibasa	naibabasa	maibabasa
Causative	maika-	maikabasa	naikabasa	naikababasa1 naikakabasa naiikabasa	naikababasa1 naikakabasa naiikabasa
	mai-	maibasa	naibasa	naibabasa	maibabasa
Locative	⁠mapag- -an	mapagbasaan	napagbasaan	napagbabasaan1 napapagbasaan	mapagbabasaan1 mapapagbasaan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	makapagpa-	makapagpabasa	nakapagpabasa	nakapagpapabasa1 nakakapagpabasa	makapagpapabasa1 makakapagpabasa
Actor-secondary	mapa-	mapabasa	napabasa	napababasa1 napapabasa	mapababasa1 mapapabasa
Object	maipa-	maipabasa	naipabasa	naipababasa1 naipapabasa naiipabasa	maipababasa1 maipapabasa maiipabasa
Directional	⁠ mapa- -an	mapabasahan	napabasahan	napababasahan1 napapabasahan	mapababasahan1 mapapabasahan
Benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpabasa	naipagpabasa	naipagpapabasa1 naipapagpabasa naiipagpabasa	maipagpapabasa1 maipapagpabasa maiipagpabasa
Causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpabasa	naikapagpabasa	naikapagpapabasa1 naikakapagpabasa naiikapagpabasa	maikapagpapabasa1 maikakapagpabasa maiikapagpabasa
Locative	⁠mapagpa- -an	mapagpabasahan	napagpabasahan	napagpapababasahan1 napapagpabasahan	mapagpapababasahan1 mapapagpabasahan
	⁠mapapag- -an	mapapagbasahan	napapagbasahan	napapapagbasahan	mapapapagbasahan
1Used in formal contexts. 2Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms

Form	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Direct	maki-	makibasa	nakibasa	nakikibasa	makikibasa
Indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpabasa	nakipagpabasa	nakikipagpabasa	makikipagpabasa

Adjective

mabasá (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜐ)

1. fond of reading

Etymology 2

From ma- +‎ basa (“wet”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /mabaˈsaʔ/ [mɐ.bɐˈsaʔ] (“to get wet; to be able to get wet”, verb)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌmabaˈsaʔ/ [ˌmaː.bɐˈsaʔ] (“to accidentally get wet”, verb)
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ma‧ba‧sa

Verb

mabasâ (complete nabasa, progressive nababasa, contemplative mababasa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜐ)

1. to become wet
2. to be able to get wet; to be susceptible to get wet

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mabasa

Affix	Root word		Trigger
ma-	basa		object
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
mabasa	nabasa	nababasa	mababasa

Verb

mábasâ (complete nabasa, progressive nababasa, contemplative mababasa, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜐ)

1. to accidentally get something wet

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for mabasa

Affix	Root word		Trigger
ma-	basa		object
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
mabasa	nabasa	nababasa	mababasa