pahabain

Tagalog

Etymology

From haba +‎ pa- -in.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pahaˈbaʔin/ [pɐ.hɐˈbaː.ʔɪn̪]
• Rhymes: -aʔin
• Syllabification: pa‧ha‧ba‧in

Verb

pahabain (complete pinahaba, progressive pinahahaba, contemplative pahahabain, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜑᜊᜁᜈ᜔)

1. to be lengthened

   Antonym: paiksiin

   Pahabain mo 'yang sulat mo.

   Make your letter longer.

   (literally, “Have your letter be longer.”)

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for pahabain

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-in ᜒᜈ᜔	pahaba ᜉᜑᜊ		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
pahabain ᜉᜑᜊᜁᜈ᜔	pinahaba ᜉᜒᜈᜑᜊ	pinapahaba ᜉᜒᜈᜉᜑᜊ inapahaba1 ᜁᜈᜉᜑᜊ	papahabain ᜉᜉᜑᜊᜁᜈ᜔ apahabain1 ᜀᜉᜑᜊᜁᜈ᜔	pahabain ᜉᜑᜊᜁᜈ᜔ pahaba1 ᜉᜑᜊ pahabaa1 ᜉᜑᜊᜀ
1 Dialectal use only.

See also

• palawigin