From root: basa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binasahan
bi-na-sa-HAN
read to (past)
Present (Incomplete)
binabasahan
bi-na-ba-sa-HAN
reading to
Future (Contemplated)
babasahan
ba-ba-sa-HAN
will read to
Usage Note
Basahan is used when reading a text aloud to another person, emphasizing that the action is directed toward a listener. It is frequently heard in family settings, such as when a parent reads a bedtime story to a child or when reading a message for someone else.
Examples
" Basahan mo ako ng kwento. "
Natural Translation
Read me a story.
Literal Translation
Read-to by-you me of story.
" Masarap basahan ang mga bata. "
Natural Translation
It is pleasant to read to the children.
Literal Translation
Pleasant read-to the plural child.
" Tuwing gabi, binabasahan ng lola ang mga apo niya ng mga kwentong-bayan bago sila matulog. "
Natural Translation
Every night, the grandmother reads folk tales to her grandchildren before they sleep.
Literal Translation
Every night, reading-to by-the grandmother the plural grandchild her of plural folk-tale before they sleep.
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