From root: bili
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ibinili
i-bi-ni-LI
bought for someone
Present (Incomplete)
ibinibili
i-bi-ni-BI-li
buying for someone
Future (Contemplated)
ibibili
i-bi-bi-LI
will buy for someone
Usage Note
Ibili is used when the focus of the sentence is the beneficiary, or the person for whom an item is being bought. It highlights the act of doing a favor or providing for others, where the beneficiary is typically the grammatical subject.
Examples
" Ibili mo ako ng tubig. "
Natural Translation
Buy me some water.
Literal Translation
Buy-for you me of water.
" Kailangan mong ibili siya ng gatas. "
Natural Translation
You need to buy milk for him.
Literal Translation
Need you buy-for him of milk.
" Kapag pumunta ka sa palengke mamaya, ibili mo naman ng prutas ang lola na matagal nang nananabik sa kakanin. "
Natural Translation
When you go to the market later, please buy some fruit for grandma, who has been craving sweets for a while.
Literal Translation
When go you to market later, buy-for you (softener) of fruit the grandma who long already craving for sweets.
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