From root: araw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinaaraw
i-pi-na-a-RAW
had something sunned
Present (Incomplete)
ipinapaaaraw
i-pi-na-pa-a-RAW
having something sunned
Future (Contemplated)
ipapaaaraw
i-pa-pa-a-RAW
will have something sunned
Usage Note
Ipaaraw is used when asking someone to place items like laundry, pillows, or mats in the sun to dry or sanitize them. It reflects the common Filipino household practice of utilizing natural sunlight to freshen up household objects and prevent mustiness.
Examples
" Ipaaraw mo ang kumot. "
Natural Translation
Have the blanket sunned.
Literal Translation
Have-sunned you the blanket.
" Kailangan mong ipaaraw ang tela. "
Natural Translation
You need to have the cloth sunned.
Literal Translation
Need you have-sunned the cloth.
" Tuwing maaraw ang panahon, ipinapaaraw ni Nanay ang mga unan para mawala ang amoy-luma. "
Natural Translation
Whenever the weather is sunny, Mom has the pillows sunned to get rid of the musty smell.
Literal Translation
Every-time sunny the weather, has-sunned by Mom the [plural] pillow so disappear the smell-old.
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