asintado
asintádo with stress marks
man with good aim
From root: asinta
Usage Note
Asintado describes a man with good aim, also derived from asinta. Beyond its literal sense of marksmanship, the word is used figuratively for someone whose guesses or actions reliably hit their target. Asintada is the feminine form and carries the same range of literal and figurative uses.
Examples
" Asintado ang tatay ko. "
Natural Translation
My dad is a good shot.
Literal Translation
Good-aim the dad my.
" Asintado si Raul sa palakasan. "
Natural Translation
Raul is a good shot at the competition.
Literal Translation
Good-aim is Raul at competition.
" Kilala si Mang Ramon bilang asintado, kaya tuwing may paligsahan sa pamamana, siya ang madalas inaasahang manalo. "
Natural Translation
Mang Ramon is known as a good shot, so whenever there is an archery contest, he is the one often expected to win.
Literal Translation
Known Mang Ramon as good-aim, so every there-is contest in archery, he the often expected to-win.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workWord family
asinta has 1 related form built from the same root.
Related Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
Languages of the Philippines: Tagalog, Cebuano, and More
Languages of the Philippines: one national language (Filipino) plus 180+ regional languages. Here's who speaks what, where, and why it matters to you.
Days of the Week and Months in Tagalog
The days of the week and months in Tagalog are Spanish loanwords. Learn all 7 days and 12 months with pronunciation, plus how to say dates and 'every Monday.'
Is Tagalog Hard to Learn? An Honest Answer
Tagalog takes around 1,100 hours to reach professional proficiency. Here is what is easy, what is hard, and what to expect at 3, 6, and 12 months.
Tagalog Verb Focus System Explained (It's Not Active vs. Passive)
The Tagalog verb focus system isn't active vs. passive. Learn actor focus, object focus, and more with clear examples that finally make it click.