SpeakMoremasapul is an Ilocano verb glossed as “need.” Verbs in Ilocano often change form with aspect, focus, and sentence markers, so use this gloss as a starting point and listen for how speakers use it in full sentences.
In the SpeakMore Ilocano dictionary, masapul is glossed as need. Meaning can shift with region, grammar, and context.
masapul
To say “need” in Ilocano, use masapul.
masapul means “need” in Ilocano. It is listed as a verb in the Common Expressions topic cluster.
“need” in Ilocano is masapul. Use this page as a quick reference, then practise the word in short sentences and real conversation.
masapul is an Ilocano word. Ilocano (Ilokano) is a distinct language of Northern Luzon, separate from Tagalog and from Visayan languages such as Cebuano Bisaya.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS