Base Forms
Verb
balaan
Affix
an
Root Word
la
Trigger
object
Aspects
| Infinitive | balaan |
| Complete | binalaan |
| Progressive | binabalaan; inabalaan |
| Contemplative | babalaan; abalaan |
Imperative
balai
Other Verbs with the Same Root
dilaan.
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Tagalog bala
3. Proto-Austronesian *-an
4. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-an
5. Proto-Philippine *-an
6. Tagalog -an
7. Tagalog balaan
8. From bala + -an.
Translations
threaten, to make a threat against someone; to use threats
Archaic and dialectal forms are shown in