Kasamtangan

current / presentadjective / noun

Alternative meanings

current
present
ongoing
existing now
of the moment
current situation

Pronunciation

kah-sam-TAHNG-ahn

Root and affixes

Used to describe something that belongs to the present moment or is currently happening.

Variants or conjugations

kasamtangang = current / present before a noun
sa kasamtangan = currently / for now
karon = now / today / current depending on context
sa pagkakaron = currently / at the moment
presente = present, direct loanword depending on context

Related words and expressions

karon = now
unya = then / later
sunod = next
kahimtang = situation
panahon = time or period

Meaning and usage notes

Use “kasamtangan” for actual in the Spanish sense of current/present. Be careful: it does not mean “real” like English “actual”; for real/true, use forms like “tinuod” or “kamatuoran”.