From root: ani
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
iniani
i-ni-a-NI
harvested for
Present (Incomplete)
iniaani
i-ni-a-a-NI
harvesting for
Future (Contemplated)
iaani
i-a-a-NI
will harvest for
Usage Note
Iani is used when one performs the act of harvesting specifically for the benefit or on behalf of someone else. It highlights the person receiving the harvest rather than the act of harvesting itself.
Examples
" Iani mo ang palay para sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
Harvest the rice for him.
Literal Translation
Harvest-for you the rice for to him.
" Mabuting iani ang matandang magsasaka. "
Natural Translation
It is good to harvest for the old farmer.
Literal Translation
Good harvest-for the old farmer.
" Iniani namin ang buong bukirin para sa may-ari nang hindi pa siya nakakauwi mula sa lungsod. "
Natural Translation
We harvested the entire field for the owner before he had even returned from the city.
Literal Translation
Harvested-for we the whole field for the owner when not yet he able-to-return from the city.
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