From root: gastos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ginastos
gi-NAS-tos
spent
Present (Incomplete)
ginagastos
gi-na-GAS-tos
spending
Future (Contemplated)
gagastusin
ga-gas-tu-SIN
will spend
Usage Note
Gastusin is used when the focus is on the specific money or resources being spent rather than the person performing the action. It is commonly used in contexts involving budgeting, managing allowances, or allocating funds for a particular purpose.
Examples
" Huwag mong gastusin ang ipon mo. "
Natural Translation
Don't spend your savings.
Literal Translation
Don't you spend the savings your.
" Ayaw kong gastusin ang pera ko. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to spend my money.
Literal Translation
Dislike I spend the money my.
" Bago natin gastusin ang natipid nating pera, mag-isip muna tayo kung talagang kailangan natin ang gusto nating bilhin. "
Natural Translation
Before we spend the money we saved, let's first think about whether we really need what we want to buy.
Literal Translation
Before we spend the saved our money, think first we if really need we the want our to-buy.
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