From root: hiwa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inihiwa
i-ni-HI-wa
sliced for or using
Present (Incomplete)
inihihiwa
i-ni-hi-HI-wa
slicing for or using
Future (Contemplated)
ihihiwa
i-hi-HI-wa
will slice for or using
Usage Note
Ihiwa is used when you are slicing something for someone else or using a specific tool to perform the slicing. It highlights the beneficiary or the instrument of the action, often used in helpful or instructional kitchen contexts.
Examples
" Ihiwa mo ang tinapay. "
Natural Translation
Slice the bread.
Literal Translation
Slice you the bread.
" Gusto niyang ihiwa ang mansanas para sa bata. "
Natural Translation
She wants to slice the apple for the child.
Literal Translation
Want she slice-for the apple for the child.
" Pakihiwa mo nga ang keso para sa mga bisita habang inihahanda ko ang inumin nila. "
Natural Translation
Please slice the cheese for the guests while I prepare their drinks.
Literal Translation
Please-slice you indeed the cheese for the plural guest while prepare I the drink their.
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