tustusan
tustúsan with stress marks
to support [him]
From root: tustos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinustusan
ti-nus-TU-san
supported
Present (Incomplete)
tinutustusan
ti-nu-tus-TU-san
is being supported
Future (Contemplated)
tutustusan
tu-tus-TU-san
will be supported
Usage Note
Tustusan is the object-focus benefactive form of tustos, placing the dependent or beneficiary being financially supported at the center of the clause. It is most common in family contexts involving a provider covering a child's education or a household's daily needs, reflecting the Filipino cultural value of familial financial responsibility.
Examples
" Tutustusan ko ang pag-aaral mo. "
Natural Translation
I will support your schooling.
Literal Translation
Will-support I the schooling your.
" Handa silang tustusan ang pag-aaral ng kanilang bunsong kapatid. "
Natural Translation
They are ready to support the schooling of their youngest sibling.
Literal Translation
Ready they to-support the schooling of their youngest sibling.
" Nangako ang ate na tustusan ang pag-aaral ng kanyang mga kapatid hanggang sa makatapos silang lahat ng kolehiyo. "
Natural Translation
The older sister promised to support her siblings' education until they all finish college.
Literal Translation
Promised the older-sister to to-support the schooling of her siblings until to to-finish they all of college.
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