From root: hati
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinati
hi-NA-ti
divided
Present (Incomplete)
hinahati
hi-na-HA-ti
dividing
Future (Contemplated)
hahatiin
ha-ha-ti-IN
will divide
Usage Note
Hatiin is used when you want to divide a single object or a task into multiple portions or shares. It is frequently heard in contexts involving food preparation or the fair distribution of resources among people.
Examples
" Hatiin mo ang cake. "
Natural Translation
Divide the cake.
Literal Translation
Divide you the cake.
" Kailangan mong hatiin ang papel. "
Natural Translation
You need to divide the paper.
Literal Translation
Need you divide the paper.
" Para patas ang lahat, hatiin natin ang gastos sa pagkain ayon sa kung sino ang kumain. "
Natural Translation
So that everything is fair, let's divide the cost of the food according to who ate.
Literal Translation
So-that fair the all, divide we the cost of food according to who the ate.
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