Mahulaan (en. To guess)

/mahuˈla.an/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
verb
The act of trying or the action of guessing something or an event.
Sometimes it's hard to guess what will happen next in the story.
Minsan mahirap mahulaan ang susunod na mangyayari sa kwento.
Having an idea or guess about something without a solid basis.
We'll have a hard time guessing the outcome of the game if we didn't watch past matches.
Mahihirapan tayong mahulaan ang resulta ng laro kung hindi tayo nakapanood ng mga nakaraang laban.

Etymology

Derived from the root of 'hulaan' meaning 'to guess' or 'to predict'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Can you guess it?
Can you guess what it is?
Mahulaan mo ba?
Don't guess.
Avoid making a guess.
Huwag mahulaan.

Related Words

guess
A form of providing ideas or methods to determine uncertain information.
hula
acceptable
A term used to describe something that is hard to guess but can be accepted.
kasiya-siya

Slang Meanings

to make a guess or opinion
It's like you can already guess who will win the fight, right?
Parang mahulaan mo na kung sino ang panalo sa laban, di ba?
to guess a decision or situation
I can kind of guess what his decision about this will be.
Medyo mahulaan ko na ang magiging pasya niya tungkol dito.
to get an idea or invent
We just need to guess what they want to happen at the event.
Kailangan lang nating mahulaan kung ano ang gustong mangyari sa event.