From root: dilig
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
idinilig
i-di-NI-lig
used for watering
Present (Incomplete)
idinidilig
i-di-ni-DI-lig
using for watering
Future (Contemplated)
ididilig
i-di-DI-lig
will use for watering
Usage Note
Idilig is used when the focus is on the specific liquid or container being utilized to water plants, rather than the plants themselves. This form is less common in daily speech than 'magdilig' or 'diligan', which focus on the actor or the plants.
Examples
" Idilig mo ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
Use the water for watering.
Literal Translation
Use-for-watering you the water.
" Gusto niyang idilig ang tubig sa halaman. "
Natural Translation
She wants to use the water for the plant.
Literal Translation
Want she use-for-watering the water to plant.
" Idinilig ng magsasaka ang naipong tubig-ulan sa mga pananim nang hindi na umaasa sa gripo. "
Natural Translation
The farmer used the collected rainwater on the crops without relying on the faucet anymore.
Literal Translation
Used-for-watering by farmer the collected rainwater on the plural crop without anymore relying on faucet.
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