Puntahan

Puntahan is a Filipino verb meaning to go to a place or to visit a person or location. It expresses the act of going toward someone or something with the purpose of seeing or spending time with them, checking on them, or arriving at a destination.

Etymology and forms: Puntahan is formed from the root word punta, meaning to go, combined with affixes that indicate the target or destination of the action. The word can appear in different forms to indicate tense or voice, such as puntahan (infinitive or command form), pupuntahan (future), or pinuntahan (past). It is commonly used in everyday speech and can function with or without a direct object, depending on the sentence.

Usage notes: Puntahan is often used interchangeably with bisitahin, which more literally means “to visit,” though puntahan carries a sense of going to a place or person with the intention of visiting. It can be used in direct address or in statements about planned actions. Examples include inviting someone to visit, making arrangements, or describing a future visit. For example: “Puntahan ko si Mateo bukas.” (I will visit Mateo tomorrow.) “Puntahan mo ako kapag libre ka.” (Visit me when you’re free.) “Puntahan natin ang bagong opisina.” (Let's go visit the new office.)

Geographic usage: Puntahan is predominantly a verb in Tagalog and is not widely used as a formal place name. While there may be localities with names that resemble the term in various languages, it is primarily understood as a verb meaning to visit or go to a place.

See also: Tagalog grammar, вид of visit verbs in Filipino, bisitahin, dalawin.