From root: amin
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinaamin
i-pi-na-a-MIN
had something admitted
Present (Incomplete)
ipinaaamin
i-pi-na-a-a-MIN
having something admitted
Future (Contemplated)
ipaaamin
i-pa-a-a-MIN
will have something admitted
Usage Note
Ipaamin is used when you want to cause someone else to admit a truth or confess to a mistake. It is frequently heard in investigative or disciplinary contexts where one person is trying to extract a confession from another.
Examples
" Ipaamin natin sa kanya ang totoo. "
Natural Translation
Let's get him/her to admit the truth.
Literal Translation
Have-admitted by-us to him/her the truth.
" Ang plano nila ay ipaamin ang totoo sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
Their plan is to have the truth admitted by him.
Literal Translation
Plan they have-admitted the truth to him.
" Mahirap ipaamin sa bata ang kanyang kasalanan kung wala kang sapat na pasensya at malasakit. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to get a child to admit his fault if you do not have enough patience and care.
Literal Translation
Hard to-have-admitted to child the his fault if none you enough patience and care.
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