dalhin
dalhín with stress marks
to bring [it]
From root: dalá
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinala
di-na-LA
brought
Present (Incomplete)
dinadala
di-na-da-LA
is being brought
Future (Contemplated)
dadalhin
da-dal-HIN
will be brought
Usage Note
Dalhin is the object-focus infinitive of dalá, formed by irregular vowel deletion that contracts dala + -hin to dalhin. One of the most common verbs in Filipino, it is used whenever the thing being carried or transported is the grammatical focus, and pairs with the actor-focus magdala.
Examples
" Dalhin mo ang payong. "
Natural Translation
Bring the umbrella.
Literal Translation
Bring you the umbrella.
" Paki-dalhin ang libro sa mesa. "
Natural Translation
Please bring the book to the table.
Literal Translation
Please-bring the book to table.
" Huwag mong kalimutang dalhin ang mga dokumento na hihingin nila sa opisina mamayang umaga. "
Natural Translation
Don't forget to bring the documents they will ask for at the office later this morning.
Literal Translation
Don't you forget to-bring the documents that will-ask they in office later morning.
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