samahan

Tagalog

Etymology

From sama +‎ -han.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /saˈmahan/ [sɐˈma.hɐn] (“to accompany; to stay with; to add to; to live with; to elope with”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -ahan
  • IPA^(key): /samaˈhan/ [sɐ.mɐˈhan] (“association; corporation; group (of people)”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -an
  • IPA^(key): /ˌsaˈmahan/ [ˌsaˈma.hɐn] (“(act of) going out together”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -ahan
• Syllabification: sa‧ma‧han

Verb

samahan (complete sinamahan, progressive sinasamahan, contemplative sasamahan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜑᜈ᜔)

1. to accompany; to go with

   Synonym: ihatid

2. to stay with someone (such as in the house, etc.)
3. to add something to

   Synonyms: haluan, lahukan, dagdagan

4. to live with

   Synonyms: pisanan, pakipisanan

5. to elope with

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for samahan (Class I) - um/an object verb

Root word				sama
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	-um-	sumama	sumama	sumasama nasama2	sasama masama2	kasasama1 kakasama
Object	-an	samahan	sinamahan	sinasamahan inasamahan2	sasamahan asamahan2	—
Locative	⁠pag- -an	pagsamahan	pinagsamahan	pinapagsamahan pinagsasamahan	papagsamahan pagsasamahan	⁠—
Benefactive	i-	isama	isinama	isinasama	isasama	⁠—
Instrument	ipang-	ipansama	ipinansama	ipinapansama	ipapansama	⁠—
Causative	ika-	ikasama	ikinasama	ikinasasama1 ikinakasama	ikasasama1 ikakasama	⁠—
	i-3	isama	isinama	isinasama	isasama	⁠—
Measurement	i-	isama	isinama	isinasama	isasama	⁠—
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-	magpasama	nagpasama	nagpapasama	magpapasama	⁠kapasasama1 kapapasama kapagpapasama kakapasama
Actor-secondary	pa- -in	pasamahin	pinasama	pinasasama pinapasama	pasasamahin papasamahin	⁠—
Object	⁠ pa- -an	pasamahan	pinasamahan	pinapasamahan pinasasamahan	papasamahan pasasamahan	⁠—
Benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpasama	ipinagpasama	ipinagpapasama1 ipinapagpasama	ipagpapasama1 ipapagpasama	⁠—
Causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpasama	ikinapagpasama	ikinapagpapasama1 ikinakapagpasama	ikapagpapasama1 ikakapagpasama	⁠—
Locative	⁠pagpa- -an	pagpasamahan	pinagpasamahan	pinagpapasasamahan1 pinapagpasamahan	pagpapasasamahan1 papagpasamahan	⁠—
	⁠papag- -an	papagsamahan	pinapagsamahan	pinapapagsamahan	papapagsamahan	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.

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

Direct action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	maka-	makasama	nakasama	nakasasama1 nakakasama	makasasama1 makakasama
	mapa-2	mapasama	napasama	napasasama1 napapasama	mapasasama1 mapapasama
Object	⁠ ma- -an	masamahan	nasamahan	nasasamahan	masasamahan
Benefactive	mai-	maisama	naisama	naisasama	maisasama
Causative	maika-	maikasama	naikasama	naikasasama1 naikakasama naiikasama	naikasasama1 naikakasama naiikasama
	mai-	maisama	naisama	naisasama	maisasama
Locative	⁠mapag- -an	mapagsamaan	napagsamaan	napagsasamaan1 napapagsamaan	mapagsasamaan1 mapapagsamaan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	makapagpa-	makapagpasama	nakapagpasama	nakapagpapasama1 nakakapagpasama	makapagpapasama1 makakapagpasama
Actor-secondary	mapa-	mapasama	napasama	napasasama1 napapasama	mapasasama1 mapapasama
Object	⁠ mapa- -an	mapasamahan	napasamahan	napasasamahan1 napapasamahan	mapasasamahan1 mapapasamahan
Benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpasama	naipagpasama	naipagpapasama1 naipapagpasama naiipagpasama	maipagpapasama1 maipapagpasama maiipagpasama
Causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpasama	naikapagpasama	naikapagpapasama1 naikakapagpasama naiikapagpasama	maikapagpapasama1 maikakapagpasama maiikapagpasama
Locative	⁠mapagpa- -an	mapagpasamahan	napagpasamahan	napagpapasasamahan1 napapagpasamahan	mapagpapasasamahan1 mapapagpasamahan
	⁠mapapag- -an	mapapagsamahan	napapagsamahan	napapapagsamahan	mapapapagsamahan
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-	makisama	nakisama	nakikisama	makikisama
Indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpasama	nakipagpasama	nakikipagpasama	makikipagpasama

Noun

samahán (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜑᜈ᜔)

1. association; federation; organization

   Synonyms: kapisanan, pederasyon, katipunan, organisasyon, kapisanan, lipunan

2. corporation

   Synonym: korporasyon

3. joint partnership

   Synonyms: sosyohan, bakasan

4. group of people with a common purpose

   Synonyms: barkada, bukluran, lapian

Noun

sámáhan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜋᜑᜈ᜔)

1. act of going out together (as in a trip, outing, excursion, etc.)

   Synonym: pagsasamahan

Further reading

• “samahan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018