babaan

See also: baba-an

Cebuano

Etymology

baba +‎ an

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ba‧an

Verb

babaan

1. to predict

Tagalog

Etymology

From baba +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌbaˈbaʔan/, [ˌbaˈba.ʔɐn] (noun)
  • IPA^(key): /babaˈʔan/, [bɐ.bɐˈʔan] (verb)
• Rhymes: (noun) -aʔan, (verb) -an
• Syllabification: ba‧ba‧an

Noun

bábáan (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)

1. place of unloading passengers or cargo

   Maaari lamang na sumakay at bumaba sa EDSA Carousel sa mga lugar ng tamang sakayan at babaan.

   You can only board and disembark on the EDSA Carousel at the correct areas for loading and unloading.

2. landing area (of an aircraft)
3. passageway down; place used to go down
4. act of alighting (from a vehicle or animal)
5. picking season for fruit

   Synonyms: pitasan, putihan

Verb

babaán (complete binabaan, progressive binababaan, contemplative bababaan, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜊᜀᜈ᜔)

1. to bring something downstairs for someone
2. to make a landing on; to use as landing (of a place)
3. to unload cargo or passengers for someone

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for babaan (Class I) - um/an directional verb

Root word				baba
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	-um-	bumaba	bumaba	bumababa nababa2	bababa mababa2	kabababa1 kakababa
Directional	-an	babaan	binabaan	binababaan inababaan2	bababaan ababaan2	—
Locative	⁠pag- -an	pagbabaan	pinagbabaan	pinapagbabaan pinagbababaan	papagbabaan pagbababaan	⁠—
Benefactive	i-	ibaba	ibinaba	ibinababa	ibababa	⁠—
Instrument	ipang-	ipambaba	ipinambaba	ipinapambaba	ipapambaba	⁠—
Causative	ika-	ikababa	ikinababa	ikinabababa1 ikinakababa	ikabababa1 ikakababa	⁠—
	i-3	ibaba	ibinaba	ibinababa	ibababa	⁠—
Measurement	i-	ibaba	ibinaba	ibinababa	ibababa	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts. 2Dialectal use only. 3Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms

Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	magpa-	magpababa	nagpababa	nagpapababa	magpapababa	⁠kapabababa1 kapapababa kapagpapababa kakapababa
Actor-secondary	pa- -in	pababain	pinababa	pinabababa pinapababa	pabababain papababain	⁠—
Directional	⁠ pa- -an	pababaan	pinababaan	pinapababaan pinabababaan	papababaan pabababaan	⁠—
Benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpababa	ipinagpababa	ipinagpapababa1 ipinapagpababa	ipagpapababa1 ipapagpababa	⁠—
Causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpababa	ikinapagpababa	ikinapagpapababa1 ikinakapagpababa	ikapagpapababa1 ikakapagpababa	⁠—
Locative	⁠pagpa- -an	pagpababaan	pinagpababaan	pinagpapabababaan1 pinapagpababaan	pagpapabababaan1 papagpababaan	⁠—
	⁠papag- -an	papagbabaan	pinapagbabaan	pinapapagbabaan	papapagbabaan	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms

Direct action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	maka-	makababa	nakababa	nakabababa1 nakakababa	makabababa1 makakababa
	mapa-2	mapababa	napababa	napabababa1 napapababa	mapabababa1 mapapababa
Directional	⁠ ma- -an	mababaan	nababaan	nabababaan	mabababaan
Benefactive	mai-	maibaba	naibaba	naibababa	maibababa
Causative	maika-	maikababa	naikababa	naikabababa1 naikakababa naiikababa	naikabababa1 naikakababa naiikababa
	mai-	maibaba	naibaba	naibababa	maibababa
Locative	⁠mapag- -an	mapagbabaan	napagbabaan	napagbababaan1 napapagbabaan	mapagbababaan1 mapapagbabaan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	makapagpa-	makapagpababa	nakapagpababa	nakapagpapababa1 nakakapagpababa	makapagpapababa1 makakapagpababa
Actor-secondary	mapa-	mapababa	napababa	napabababa1 napapababa	mapabababa1 mapapababa
Directional	⁠ mapa- -an	mapababaan	napababaan	napabababaan1 napapababaan	mapabababaan1 mapapababaan
Benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpababa	naipagpababa	naipagpapababa1 naipapagpababa naiipagpababa	maipagpapababa1 maipapagpababa maiipagpababa
Causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpababa	naikapagpababa	naikapagpapababa1 naikakapagpababa naiikapagpababa	maikapagpapababa1 maikakapagpababa maiikapagpababa
Locative	⁠mapagpa- -an	mapagpababaan	napagpababaan	napagpapabababaan1 napapagpababaan	mapagpapabababaan1 mapapagpababaan
	⁠mapapag- -an	mapapagbabaan	napapagbabaan	napapapagbabaan	mapapapagbabaan
1Used in formal contexts. 2Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms

Form	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Direct	maki-	makibaba	nakibaba	nakikibaba	makikibaba
Indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpababa	nakipagpababa	nakikipagpababa	makikipagpababa

Alternative forms

• bab-an — syncopated, obsolete