From root: anak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inanakan
i-na-na-KAN
had a child with someone
Present (Incomplete)
inaanakan
i-na-a-na-KAN
is having a child with someone
Future (Contemplated)
aanakan
a-a-na-KAN
will have a child with someone
Usage Note
Anakan is used to describe the act of having a child with or impregnating a specific person, often appearing in informal or direct conversations. It is frequently used in colloquial settings but can sometimes sound blunt or overly casual in more formal or polite social circles.
Examples
" Gusto niyang anakan si Maria. "
Natural Translation
He wants to have a child with Maria.
Literal Translation
Want by-him to-have-a-child-with Maria.
" Gusto niyang anakan ang kanyang asawa. "
Natural Translation
He wants to have a child with someone his wife.
Literal Translation
Want by-him to have a child with the wife of him.
" Sinabi niya sa akin na gusto niyang anakan ang kanyang mapapangasawa bago pa man sila magpakasal. "
Natural Translation
He told me that he wants to have a child with his future spouse even before they get married.
Literal Translation
Told by-him to me that want by-him to-have-a-child-with the his future-spouse before even they marry.
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