From root: hugas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinahugas
i-pi-na-HU-gas
had washed
Present (Incomplete)
ipinapahugas
i-pi-na-pa-HU-gas
having washed
Future (Contemplated)
ipapahugas
i-pa-pa-HU-gas
will have washed
Usage Note
Ipahugas is used when directing or asking someone else to wash an object, such as dishes or clothes, on your behalf. It is a causative verb commonly heard in household settings when delegating chores to family members or domestic help.
Examples
" Ipahugas mo ang mga baso. "
Natural Translation
Have the glasses washed.
Literal Translation
Have-washed you the plural glass.
" Mahirap ipahugas ang mga sebo sa plato. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to have washed the grease on the plates.
Literal Translation
Hard have-washed the plural grease on plate.
" Dahil marami siyang ginagawa sa opisina, ipinapahugas na lang niya ang mga pinggan sa kanyang kasambahay. "
Natural Translation
Because she has a lot to do at the office, she just has the dishes washed by her household helper.
Literal Translation
Because many she doing at office, having-washed just she the plural dish to her household-helper.
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