hikayatin
hikayátin with stress marks
to persuade [someone]
From root: hikayat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinikayat
hi-ni-KA-yat
persuaded
Present (Incomplete)
hinihikayat
hi-ni-hi-KA-yat
is being persuaded
Future (Contemplated)
hihikayatin
hi-hi-ka-YA-tin
will be persuaded
Usage Note
Hikayatin is the object-focus infinitive of hikayat, used when the person being persuaded is the grammatical focus. It conveys gentle but deliberate influence — closer to winning someone over than to coercing them — and is common in both personal and organizational contexts; the actor-focus partner is manghikayat.
Examples
" Hikayatin natin sila. "
Natural Translation
Let's persuade them.
Literal Translation
Persuade we them.
" Subukan mo na hikayatin sila na sumama sa ating biyahe. "
Natural Translation
Try to persuade them to join our trip.
Literal Translation
Try you to persuade them to join in our trip.
" Sinubukan naming hikayatin ang mga magulang na suportahan ang proyekto, ngunit marami pa rin ang nag-aalinlangan. "
Natural Translation
We tried to persuade the parents to support the project, but many are still hesitant.
Literal Translation
Tried we to persuade the parents to support the project, but many still hesitant.
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