ma’wet
Sense 1
English: Translation
to hope that something desirable will happen or become true, especially when its realization remains uncertain or depends partly on circumstances beyond the experiencer’s control.
Part of Speech
verb
Example Sentence
Ma’wet ko na pomadidi iya.
English: Example Sentence
I hope that he or she will come.
Sense 2
English: Translation
to wish for; to desire a future outcome.
Part of Speech
stative verb
Sense 3
English: Translation
In some contexts, to expect hopefully; to look forward to something.
Part of Speech
stative verb
Notes
Semantic note:
Unlike an ordinary expression of wanting, ma’wet directs desire toward an unrealized possibility. It combines desire with anticipation but does not assert that the hoped-for event will actually occur.
Possible English equivalents: hope; wish; hope for; look forward to; desire that.
Comparative note:
Cognate with Central Bikol ma’wot / mawot “to wish, desire, intend,” reflected in pagmawot “hope, aspiration; expectation.”
Orthographic note:
The Okina in ma’wet represents an internal glottal articulation and distinguishes the word from forms without it. The historically corresponding Central Bikol pronunciation likewise contains /ʔ/ between ma and wot.