pangunahan
Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From panguna + -han, from una (“first”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paŋuˈnahan/ [pɐ.ŋʊˈn̪aː.hɐn̪]
- Rhymes: -ahan
- Syllabification: pa‧ngu‧na‧han
Verb
[edit]pangunahan (complete pinangunahan, progressive pinapangunahan, contemplative papangunahan, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅᜓᜈᜑᜈ᜔)
- to be done an action preemptively before some event
- to be initiated; to be spearheaded; to be taken control of
- to be done an act on behalf of even without giving consent
- to be given an advice beforehand
Conjugation
[edit]Verb conjugation for pangunahan
| Affix | Root word | Trigger | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -an | panguna | object | ||
| Aspect | Imperative | |||
| Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | |
| pangunahan | pinangunahan | pinapangunahan inapangunahan1 |
papangunahan apangunahan1 |
pangunahi1 |
| 1 Dialectal use only. | ||||