From root: berde
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binerde
bi-ner-DE
turned green
Present (Incomplete)
binuberde
bi-nu-ber-DE
turning green
Future (Contemplated)
buberdehin
bu-ber-de-HIN
will turn green
Usage Note
Berdehin is used when you want to make an object green, such as by applying green paint or dye to a surface. It is an object-focus verb primarily used in artistic or practical contexts to describe the process of changing an item's color to green.
Examples
" Berdehin mo ang pader. "
Natural Translation
Paint the wall green.
Literal Translation
Turn-green you the wall.
" Gusto kong berdehin ang lumang pader. "
Natural Translation
I want to turn the old wall green.
Literal Translation
Want I turn-green the old wall.
" Nagkasundo ang magkapatid na berdehin ang kanilang silid upang maging mas kalmado ang pakiramdam tuwing nagbabasa sila. "
Natural Translation
The siblings agreed to paint their room green so that it would feel calmer whenever they read.
Literal Translation
Agreed the siblings to turn-green the their room so become more calm the feeling whenever read they.
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