From root: basa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
bumasa
bu-MA-sa
read
Present (Incomplete)
bumabasa
bu-ma-BA-sa
reading
Future (Contemplated)
babasa
ba-BA-sa
will read
Usage Note
Bumasa is used when the focus is on the reader or the act of reading in general rather than a specific object. It is often found in formal contexts or when describing someone's literacy or habit of reading.
Examples
" Gusto kong bumasa. "
Natural Translation
I want to read.
Literal Translation
Want I read.
" Gusto kong bumasa ng libro. "
Natural Translation
I want to read a book.
Literal Translation
Want I read of book.
" Tuwing walang pasok, bumabasa siya ng nobela sa silid-aklatan hanggang magsara ito sa gabi. "
Natural Translation
Whenever there are no classes, she reads novels at the library until it closes at night.
Literal Translation
Every-time no class, reading she of novel in library until close it in night.
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