ikaila
ikailá with stress marks
to deny [it]
From root: kaila
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinaila
i-ki-na-i-LA
denied
Present (Incomplete)
ikinakaila
i-ki-na-ka-i-LA
is being denied
Future (Contemplated)
ikakaila
i-ka-ka-i-LA
will be denied
Usage Note
Ikaila is the object-focus i- form of kaila, placing grammatical focus on the fact, truth, or claim being denied. It shares the formal and literary register of the root and appears frequently in legal and rhetorical contexts; the set collocation hindi maikaila — meaning 'cannot be denied' — is a fixture in written Filipino.
Examples
" Huwag mong ikaila ang totoo. "
Natural Translation
Don't deny the truth.
Literal Translation
Don't you to-deny the true.
" Sinubukan niya na ikaila ang totoo. "
Natural Translation
They tried to deny the truth.
Literal Translation
Tried they to deny the true.
" Kahit gaano niya pang subukang ikaila ang kanyang pagkakamali, hindi maikakaila ng mga larawan ang katotohanan. "
Natural Translation
No matter how much he tries to deny his mistake, the photos cannot hide the truth.
Literal Translation
Even how-much he still to-try to-deny the his mistake, not can-be-denied by-the photos the truth.
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