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magbasa

Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word magbasa in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word magbasa:


magbasá  Play audio #7745
[verb] to read; to read intently; to study a text; to read out loud

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Verb conjugations of magbasa:

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Actor   Root: basaConjugation Type: Mag-
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Uncompleted (Present):
Contemplated (Future):
Infinitive:
magbasá  Play audio #7745
Completed (Past):
nagbasá  Play audio #19031
Uncompleted (Present):
nagbábasá  Play audio #19032
Contemplated (Future):
magbábasá  Play audio #19033
Verb family:
mabasa  |  
basahin  |  
magbasá
 |  
makabasa  |  
basahan  |  
bumasa  |  
makapagbasâ  |  
ipabasa  |  
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Example Sentences Available Icon Magbasa Example Sentences in Tagalog: (9)
Example sentences hand-crafted by professional Filipino teachers and writers.
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Nagbábasá si John ng libró.
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John is reading a book.
Mahilig ka bang magbasá?
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Are you fond of reading?
Hindî ka ba nagbábasá ng mga balità?
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Don't you read the news?
Nagbábasá ka ba bago matulog?
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Do you read before bedtime?
Nag-aaral magbasá ang mga batà.
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The children are learning to read.
Magbasá para mapag-alamán ang kahulugán nitó.
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Read to learn its meaning.
Sino sa inyó ang nagbasá ng balità kaninang umaga?
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Who among you read the news this morning?
Magbábasá na lang akó kaysa manoód ng TV.
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I'd rather read than watch TV.
Nagbasá lang muna akó habang naghíhintáy sa iyó.
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I just did some reading while waiting for you.

User-submitted Example Sentences (22):
User-submitted example sentences from Tatoeba who have self reported as being fluent in Tagalog.
Nais kong magbasa.
Tatoeba Sentence #2775471 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I want something to read.


Nagbabasa ang lahat.
Tatoeba Sentence #2955352 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Everyone's reading.


Napagod akong magbasa.
Tatoeba Sentence #2961319 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
He got tired of reading.


Matutuwa ka nang nagbabasa.
Tatoeba Sentence #1879312 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
You will derive much pleasure from reading.


Nagbasa ako ng aklat kagabi.
Tatoeba Sentence #1715540 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I read a book last night.


Kagabi, nagbasa ako ng aklat.
Tatoeba Sentence #5214141 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I read a book last night.


Nakatulog ako nang nagbabasa.
Tatoeba Sentence #1459018 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I fell asleep while reading.


Wala akong oras para magbasa.
Tatoeba Sentence #3033123 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I don't have time to read.


Masasarapan ka nang nagbabasa.
Tatoeba Sentence #1355467 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
You will derive much pleasure from reading.


Nang nagbabasa, nakatulog ako.
Tatoeba Sentence #1780797 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
While I was reading, I fell asleep.


Nakakatuwa ang magbasa ng libro.
Tatoeba Sentence #2149845 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Reading a book is interesting.


Tinuloy niyang magbasa ng libro.
Tatoeba Sentence #1848428 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
He kept reading a book.


Nagbabasa siya ng dyaryo kada umaga.
Tatoeba Sentence #2953496 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
He reads the newspaper every morning.


Huwag kang magbasa ng ganyang libro.
Tatoeba Sentence #1899657 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Do not read such a book.


Kailangan ko ng salamin para magbasa.
Tatoeba Sentence #2917169 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I need glasses to read.


Huwag magbasa habang oras ng pagkain.
Tatoeba Sentence #2769233 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Do not read during the meal.


Siya ay umuupo at nagbabasa ng isang libro.
Tatoeba Sentence #2808506 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
He was sitting and reading a book.


Nang nagbabasa ako, kumililing ang telepono.
Tatoeba Sentence #1360279 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
The telephone rang while I was reading.


Sa bahay, lagi siyang nagbabasa nang nakahiga.
Tatoeba Sentence #4490053 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
At home, he always read lying down.


Kailangan nating magbasa ng kahit isang aklat kada buwan.
Tatoeba Sentence #2918308 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
We should read one book a month at least.


Kung magbasa ako ng isang libong librong Ingles, magiging matatas ba ako roon?
Tatoeba Sentence #1848401 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
If I read a thousand books in English, will I become fluent in it?


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Related Words:
Words spelled the same with a different pronunciation, stress, or definition:
2:magbasâ  Play audio #63477
[verb] to get (oneself) wet


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How to pronounce magbasa:

MAGBASA AUDIO CLIP:
Play audio #7745
Markup Code:
[rec:7745]
Related Filipino Words:
basâbasahinmabasamabasâbumasabasaínmagbasa-basábasahanmámbabasapagbasa
Related English Words:
readreadingstudystudy a textstudy textreadreadingreadsread intentlyread out loudread aloud
Grammatical Ligature:
This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
magbasang
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