hiritin
hirítin with stress marks
to interject [it]
From root: hirit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinirit
hi-NI-rit
interjected
Present (Incomplete)
hinihirit
hi-ni-HI-rit
is being interjected
Future (Contemplated)
hihiritin
hi-hi-RI-tin
will be interjected
Usage Note
Hiritin is the object-focus infinitive of hirit, where the remark, joke, punchline, or extra portion being slipped in is the grammatical focus. It captures the playful, opportunistic edge of hirit — dropping a quip at the right moment or asking for one more — with that remark or request as the sentence topic.
Examples
" Huwag mong hiritin iyan. "
Natural Translation
Don't slip that remark in.
Literal Translation
Do-not you interject that.
" Kailangan mo ba talaga na hiritin ang biro na iyan ngayon? "
Natural Translation
Do you really need to interject that joke today?
Literal Translation
Need you really to interject the joke that today?
" Kahit seryoso ang usapan, hinirit pa rin niya ang nakakatawang biro para gumaan ang loob ng lahat. "
Natural Translation
Even though the conversation was serious, he still slipped in a funny joke to lighten everyone's mood.
Literal Translation
Even serious the conversation, interjected still he the funny joke to lighten the inside of everyone.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workWord family
hirit has 1 related form built from the same root.
Related Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
Ang, Ng, Sa: The 3 Tagalog Case Markers Explained
Ang, ng, sa are the three Tagalog case markers every noun takes. Learn what each does, the personal forms si/ni/kay, plurals with mga, and clear examples.
Days of the Week and Months in Tagalog
The days of the week and months in Tagalog are Spanish loanwords. Learn all 7 days and 12 months with pronunciation, plus how to say dates and 'every Monday.'
Tagalog Greetings: How to Say Hello, Goodbye & Po/Opo
Master Tagalog greetings with pronunciation: kumusta, magandang umaga, po and opo polite forms, time-of-day phrases, and the mano po tradition.
Magkano: How to Ask "How Much" in Tagalog
Magkano means how much in Tagalog. Learn to ask a price, tell it apart from ilan and gaano, sound polite with po, and haggle at the palengke.