From root: bilang
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
bumilang
bu-mi-LANG
counted
Present (Incomplete)
bumibilang
bu-mi-bi-LANG
is counting
Future (Contemplated)
bibilang
bi-bi-LANG
will count
Usage Note
Bumilang is used when the subject is performing the act of counting numbers or items in a sequence. It is common in instructional settings or when describing the simple action of reciting numbers aloud.
Examples
" Bumilang ka ng tatlo. "
Natural Translation
Count to three.
Literal Translation
Count you of three.
" Bumilang siya hanggang sampu. "
Natural Translation
He counted up to ten.
Literal Translation
Counted he/she until ten.
" Habang naghihintay kami sa pila, bumibilang ang bata ng mga sasakyang dumaraan sa kalsada. "
Natural Translation
While we waited in line, the child counted the vehicles passing on the road.
Literal Translation
While waiting we in line, was-counting the child of the vehicles passing on road.
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