Word
Binabasa ko ang aralin sa kuwaderno gabi-gabi.
Meaning
I read the lesson in the notebook every night.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Lesson
Breakdown of Binabasa ko ang aralin sa kuwaderno gabi-gabi.
ko
I
sa
in
basahin
to read
kuwaderno
the notebook
Questions & Answers about Binabasa ko ang aralin sa kuwaderno gabi-gabi.
What does binabasa mean here, and how is it formed?
Binabasa comes from the root basa, meaning read.
It is formed with:
- -in- infix
- reduplication of the first syllable of the root
So the pattern is roughly:
basa → binabasa
This form is the imperfective form of an object-focus verb. In context, it can mean:
- is reading
- reads
- sometimes has been reading
Because the sentence also has gabi-gabi (every night), the most natural interpretation is habitual: reads every night.
Why is ko used instead of ako for I?