umasa

Tagalog

Etymology

From um- +‎ asa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈmasa/ [ʔʊˈma.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: u‧ma‧sa

Verb

umasa (complete umasa, progressive umaasa, contemplative aasa, Baybayin spelling ᜂᜋᜐ)

1. to hope; to feel confident about
2. to rely; to depend (on someone)
3. complete aspect of umasa

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for umasa

Affix		Root word			Trigger
um- ᜂᜋ᜔		asa ᜀᜐ			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
umasa ᜂᜋᜐ	umasa ᜂᜋᜐ ungmasa1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜐ	umaasa ᜂᜋᜀᜐ ungmaasa1 ᜂᜅ᜔ᜋᜀᜐ naasa2 ᜈ ᜀᜐ	aasa ᜀᜀᜐ maasa2 ᜋ ᜀᜐ	formal	kaaasa ᜃᜀᜀᜐ	umasa ᜂᜋᜐ asa2 ᜀᜐ
				informal	kakaasa ᜃᜃᜀᜐ
1Now archaic in Modern Tagalog. 2Dialectal use only.

See also

• magtiwala