gastahin
gastahín with stress marks
to spend [it]
From root: gasta
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ginasta
gi-NAS-ta
spent
Present (Incomplete)
ginagasta
gi-na-GAS-ta
is being spent
Future (Contemplated)
gagastahin
ga-gas-ta-HIN
will be spent
Usage Note
Gastahin is the object-focus infinitive of gasta, from Spanish gastar, used when the money or resources being spent are the grammatical focus. It is one of several Spanish-derived financial verbs in Filipino and sits alongside gumastos as a highly frequent term in everyday financial conversation.
Examples
" Huwag mong gastahin ang pera. "
Natural Translation
Don't spend the money.
Literal Translation
Do-not you spend the money.
" Pwede mo na gastahin ang iyong ipon para sa bakasyon. "
Natural Translation
You can spend your savings for the vacation.
Literal Translation
Possible you to spend the your savings for the vacation.
" Bago mo gastahin ang buong sahod, mabuting magtabi ka muna ng kaunti para sa hindi inaasahang gastusin. "
Natural Translation
Before you spend your whole salary, it is best to set aside a little first for unexpected expenses.
Literal Translation
Before you spend the whole salary, good set-aside you first of little for the not expected expense.
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