From root: apat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inapat
i-NA-pat
made four
Present (Incomplete)
inaapat
i-na-A-pat
making four
Future (Contemplated)
aapatin
a-a-pa-TIN
will make four
Usage Note
Apatin is used when instructing someone to divide an object into four equal parts or to set a quantity to four. It is typically used in practical contexts like food preparation or distributing supplies among a small group.
Examples
" Apatin mo ang tinapay. "
Natural Translation
Cut the bread into four.
Literal Translation
Make-four you the bread.
" Nagsimulang apatin ang mga batang laro. "
Natural Translation
The kids started to make the game four.
Literal Translation
Started-to make-four the plural child game.
" Bago ihain ang pizza, inapat muna namin ito para sapat ang makukuha ng bawat isa sa mesa. "
Natural Translation
Before serving the pizza, we first cut it into four so everyone at the table would get enough.
Literal Translation
Before serve the pizza, made-four first we it so enough the will-get of each one at-the table.
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