sulatan
Tagalog
Etymology
From sulat + -an.
Pronunciation 1
- Hyphenation: su‧la‧tan
- IPA(key): /suˈlatan/, [sʊˈla.tɐn] (verb)
- IPA(key): /ˌsuˈlatan/, [ˌsuˈla.tɐn] (noun)
Verb
sulatan (complete sinulatan, progressive sinusulatan, contemplative susulatan, 2nd object trigger)
- to write to; to send a letter to
- Synonym: lihaman
- to write on; to use to write on
- Huwag mong sulatan ang kontrata.
- Don't write anything on the contract.
Conjugation
Verb conjugation for sulatan (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb
| Root word | sulat | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trigger | Affix | Aspect | ||||
| Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | Recently Complete | ||
| Actor | -um- | sumulat | sumulat | sumusulat nasulat2 | susulat masulat2 | kasusulat1 kakasulat |
| Object | -in | sulatin | sinulat | sinusulat inasulat2 | susulatin asulatin2 | — |
| Directional | -an | sulatan | sinulatan | sinusulatan inasulatan2 | susulatan asulatan2 | — |
| Locative | pag- -an | pagsulatan | pinagsulatan | pinapagsulatan pinagsusulatan | papagsulatan pagsusulatan | — |
| Benefactive | i- | isulat | isinulat | isinusulat | isusulat | — |
| Instrument | ipang- | ipansulat | ipinansulat | ipinapansulat | ipapansulat | — |
| Causative | ika- | ikasulat | ikinasulat | ikinasusulat1 ikinakasulat | ikasusulat1 ikakasulat | — |
| i-3 | isulat | isinulat | isinusulat | isusulat | — | |
| Measurement | i- | isulat | isinulat | isinusulat | isusulat | — |
| 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- | magpasulat | nagpasulat | nagpapasulat | magpapasulat | kapasusulat1 kapapasulat kapagpapasulat kakapasulat |
| Actor-secondary | pa- -in | pasulatin | pinasulat | pinasusulat pinapasulat | pasusulatin papasulatin | — |
| Object | ipa- | ipasulat | ipinasulat | ipinasusulat ipinapasulat | ipasusulat ipapasulat | — |
| Directional | pa- -an | pasulatan | pinasulatan | pinapasulatan pinasusulatan | papasulatan pasusulatan | — |
| Benefactive | ipagpa- | ipagpasulat | ipinagpasulat | ipinagpapasulat1 ipinapagpasulat | ipagpapasulat1 ipapagpasulat | — |
| Causative | ikapagpa- | ikapagpasulat | ikinapagpasulat | ikinapagpapasulat1 ikinakapagpasulat | ikapagpapasulat1 ikakapagpasulat | — |
| Locative | pagpa- -an | pagpasulatan | pinagpasulatan | pinagpapasusulatan1 pinapagpasulatan | pagpapasusulatan1 papagpasulatan | — |
| papag- -an | papagsulatan | pinapagsulatan | pinapapagsulatan | papapagsulatan | — | |
| 1Used in formal contexts. | ||||||
Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
| Direct action verbs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trigger | Affix | Aspect | |||
| Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | ||
| Actor | maka- | makasulat | nakasulat | nakasusulat1 nakakasulat | makasusulat1 makakasulat |
| mapa-2 | mapasulat | napasulat | napasusulat1 napapasulat | mapasusulat1 mapapasulat | |
| Object | ma- | masulat | nasulat | nasusulat | masusulat |
| Directional | ma- -an | masulatan | nasulatan | nasusulatan | masusulatan |
| Benefactive | mai- | maisulat | naisulat | naisusulat | maisusulat |
| Causative | maika- | maikasulat | naikasulat | naikasusulat1 naikakasulat naiikasulat | naikasusulat1 naikakasulat naiikasulat |
| mai- | maisulat | naisulat | naisusulat | maisusulat | |
| Locative | mapag- -an | mapagsulatan | napagsulatan | napagsusulatan1 napapagsulatan | mapagsusulatan1 mapapagsulatan |
| Indirect action verbs | |||||
| Trigger | Affix | Aspect | |||
| Infinitive | Complete | Progressive | Contemplative | ||
| Actor | makapagpa- | makapagpasulat | nakapagpasulat | nakapagpapasulat1 nakakapagpasulat | makapagpapasulat1 makakapagpasulat |
| Actor-secondary | mapa- | mapasulat | napasulat | napasusulat1 napapasulat | mapasusulat1 mapapasulat |
| Object | maipa- | maipasulat | naipasulat | naipasusulat1 naipapasulat naiipasulat | maipasusulat1 maipapasulat maiipasulat |
| Directional | mapa- -an | mapasulatan | napasulatan | napasusulatan1 napapasulatan | mapasusulatan1 mapapasulatan |
| Benefactive | maipagpa- | maipagpasulat | naipagpasulat | naipagpapasulat1 naipapagpasulat naiipagpasulat | maipagpapasulat1 maipapagpasulat maiipagpasulat |
| Causative | maikapagpa- | maikapagpasulat | naikapagpasulat | naikapagpapasulat1 naikakapagpasulat naiikapagpasulat | maikapagpapasulat1 maikakapagpasulat maiikapagpasulat |
| Locative | mapagpa- -an | mapagpasulatan | napagpasulatan | napagpapasusulatan1 napapagpasulatan | mapagpapasusulatan1 mapapagpasulatan |
| mapapag- -an | mapapagsulatan | napapagsulatan | napapapagsulatan | mapapapagsulatan | |
| 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- | makisulat | nakisulat | nakikisulat | makikisulat |
| Indirect | makipagpa- | makipagpasulat | nakipagpasulat | nakikipagpasulat | makikipagpasulat |
Noun
súlátan
- act of simultaneous writing (such as of a group of students)
- Synonym: pagsusulatan
Pronunciation 2
- Hyphenation: su‧la‧tan
- IPA(key): /sulaˈtan/, [sʊ.lɐˈtan]
Noun
sulatán
- exchange of letters or correspondences
- Synonym: pagsusulatan
- material to write on
- table or desk where one writes
Adjective
sulatán
- used for writing