From root: inom
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ininom
i-ni-NOM
drank
Present (Incomplete)
iniinom
i-ni-i-NOM
drinking
Future (Contemplated)
iinumin
i-i-nu-MIN
will drink
Usage Note
Inumin is used when the focus is on the specific liquid or beverage being consumed, rather than the act of drinking itself. It is frequently heard in household settings when offering someone a drink or instructing someone to take liquid medicine.
Examples
" Inumin mo ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
Drink the water.
Literal Translation
Drink you the water.
" Kailangan mong inumin ang gamot. "
Natural Translation
You need to drink the medicine.
Literal Translation
Need you drink the medicine.
" Bago ka matulog, inumin mo muna ang gamot na ibinigay ng doktor para mas mabilis kang gumaling. "
Natural Translation
Before you sleep, take the medicine the doctor gave first so you recover faster.
Literal Translation
Before you sleep, drink you first the medicine that given by-the doctor for more fast you recover.
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