From root: asar
Usage Note
Kaasaran refers to a person who is the frequent target or source of one's playful frustration.
Examples
" Siya ang kaasaran namin. "
Natural Translation
He's the one we tease.
Literal Translation
He the one-teased ours.
" Huwag kang lalapit sa kaasaran mo. "
Natural Translation
Don't go near the person who teases you.
Literal Translation
Don't you go-near to person-who-teases your.
" Si Mang Tonyo ang laging kaasaran sa kanto dahil mabilis siyang mainis kahit sa maliit na biro. "
Natural Translation
Mang Tonyo is always the one teased at the street corner because he gets annoyed quickly even over a small joke.
Literal Translation
The Mang Tonyo the always one-teased at corner because quick he to-get-annoyed even at small joke.
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