tirahan
tirahán with stress marks
to reside in [it]
From root: tira
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinirhan
ti-nir-HAN
resided in
Present (Incomplete)
tinitirhan
ti-ni-tir-HAN
is being lived in
Future (Contemplated)
titirahan
ti-ti-ra-HAN
will be lived in
Usage Note
Tirahan as a verb is the object-focus locative form of tira, focusing on the place being inhabited. It is more often encountered as a noun meaning residence or dwelling, making it a good example of how the -an suffix can serve double duty in Tagalog — verbal focus marker and nominalizer at once.
Examples
" Maganda ang bahay na tirahan namin. "
Natural Translation
The house we live in is nice.
Literal Translation
Nice the house that resided-in our.
" Mahirap tirahan ang bahay na sira-sira ang bubong. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to reside in a house with a broken-down roof.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-reside-in the house , broken-down the roof.
" Hindi madaling tirahan ang lugar na walang kuryente at malayo sa palengke at ospital. "
Natural Translation
It's not easy to live in a place that has no electricity and is far from the market and the hospital.
Literal Translation
Not easy to-reside-in the place that no electricity and far from market and hospital.
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