kanselahin
kanselahín with stress marks
to cancel [it]
From root: kansela
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinansela
ki-nan-SE-la
canceled
Present (Incomplete)
kinakansela
ki-na-kan-SE-la
is being canceled
Future (Contemplated)
kakanselahin
ka-kan-se-la-HIN
will be canceled
Usage Note
Kanselahin is the object-focus form of kansela, used when the specific plan, reservation, or event being canceled is the grammatical focus. It is the standard form in formal Tagalog correspondence and official announcements.
Examples
" Kanselahin mo na ang biyahe. "
Natural Translation
Cancel the trip now.
Literal Translation
Cancel you now the trip.
" Dapat mo na kanselahin ang pulong ngayon. "
Natural Translation
You should cancel the meeting today.
Literal Translation
Should you to cancel the meeting today.
" Dahil sa masamang panahon, napilitan kaming kanselahin ang reserbasyon na matagal na naming pinaghandaan. "
Natural Translation
Because of the bad weather, we were forced to cancel the reservation we had long prepared for.
Literal Translation
Because of bad weather, forced we-to cancel the reservation that long already our prepared-for.
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