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ipatahimik

to have silenced

verb i-pa-ta-HI-mik OF VERB Less Common
Communication Expressions

From root: himik

Conjugations

Past (Completed)

ipinatahimik

i-pi-na-ta-HI-mik

had silenced

Present (Incomplete)

ipinapatahimik

i-pi-na-pa-ta-HI-mik

is having silenced

Future (Contemplated)

ipapatahimik

i-pa-pa-ta-HI-mik

will have silenced

Usage Note

Ipatahimik is used when an actor orders or causes someone or something else to become quiet or silenced. It can refer to literal silence (like a noisy room) or figurative silencing (like suppressing information or a person).

Examples

Beginner

" Ipatahimik mo ang mga bata. "

Natural Translation

Have the children quieted down.

Literal Translation

Have-silenced you the children.

Intermediate

" Mahirap ipatahimik ang malakas na radyo. "

Natural Translation

It is hard to have the loud radio silenced.

Literal Translation

Hard have-silenced the loud radio.

Advanced

" Sinubukan ng guro na ipatahimik ang maingay na klase bago magsimula ang mahalagang pagsusulit. "

Natural Translation

The teacher tried to have the noisy class quieted down before the important exam began.

Literal Translation

Tried by teacher to have-silenced the noisy class before begin the important exam.

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