ibalik
ibalík with stress marks
to give [it] back
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From root: balik
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ibinalik
i-bi-na-LIK
returned
Present (Incomplete)
ibinabalik
i-bi-na-ba-LIK
is being returned
Future (Contemplated)
ibabalik
i-ba-ba-LIK
will be returned
Usage Note
Ibalik is the conveyance object-focus infinitive of balik, used when the item being returned or restored is the grammatical focus. Common in contexts of borrowed objects, restored conditions, or giving back what belongs to someone else. Pairs with the actor-focus bumalik.
Examples
" Ibalik mo ang libro. "
Natural Translation
Give the book back.
Literal Translation
Return you the book.
" Ibalik mo ang susi sa akin. "
Natural Translation
Give the key back to me.
Literal Translation
Return you the key to me.
" Ibinalik niya ang hiniram na pera bago pa man ako humingi nito sa kaniya. "
Natural Translation
He returned the borrowed money even before I asked him for it.
Literal Translation
Returned he the borrowed link money before even I ask of-this to him.
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