From root: damit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
idinamit
i-di-NA-mit
wore as clothes
Present (Incomplete)
idinadamit
i-di-na-DA-mit
wearing as clothes
Future (Contemplated)
idadamit
i-da-DA-mit
will wear as clothes
Usage Note
Idamit is used when specifying a particular item to be worn or when dressing another person or object like a doll. It focuses on the garment itself as the object being applied, whereas 'magsuot' is the more common general term for the act of wearing clothes.
Examples
" Idamit mo ang asul na blusa. "
Natural Translation
Wear the blue blouse.
Literal Translation
Wear-as-clothes you the blue blouse.
" Gusto kong idamit ang lumang damit ko. "
Natural Translation
I want to wear my old clothes.
Literal Translation
Want I wear-as-clothes the old clothes my.
" Gusto kong idamit ang barong na regalo sa akin ng aking lolo noong nakaraang Pasko. "
Natural Translation
I want to wear the barong that my grandfather gave me last Christmas.
Literal Translation
Want I-that wear-as-clothes the barong that gift to me of my grandfather this-past Christmas.
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