gumasta
gumásta with stress marks
to spend
From root: gasta
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
gumasta
gu-MAS-ta
spent
Present (Incomplete)
gumagasta
gu-ma-GAS-ta
is spending
Future (Contemplated)
gagasta
ga-GAS-ta
will spend
Usage Note
Gumasta is the actor-focus form of gasta, a Spanish loanword via gastar, used when the spender is the grammatical subject. The form gumastos is more common in modern speech, but gumasta is still understood and appears in older literature.
Examples
" Ayaw niyang gumasta ng malaki. "
Natural Translation
They don't want to spend a lot.
Literal Translation
Dislike they to spend of large.
" Ayaw niya na gumasta ng pera sa walang kuwentang bagay. "
Natural Translation
They do not want to spend money on useless things.
Literal Translation
Dislike they to spend of money on no value , thing.
" Bago siya gumasta ng pera para sa mamahaling damit, iniisip muna niyang mabuti kung talagang kailangan niya ito. "
Natural Translation
Before they spend money on expensive clothes, they think it over carefully whether they really need it.
Literal Translation
Before they spend of money for expensive clothes, thinking first they well if really need they it.
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