ikait
ikaít with stress marks
to deprive [someone of something]
From root: kait
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinait
i-ki-na-IT
withheld
Present (Incomplete)
ikinakait
i-ki-na-ka-IT
is being withheld
Future (Contemplated)
ikakait
i-ka-ka-IT
will be withheld
Usage Note
Ikait is the object-focus i- form of kait, emphasizing the thing being withheld rather than the act of withholding. It carries moral weight — depriving someone of what they are owed, whether love, help, or opportunity — and is especially resonant in family and social-justice discourse.
Examples
" Huwag mong ikait ang pagkain. "
Natural Translation
Do not withhold the food.
Literal Translation
Do not you withhold the food.
" Masamang gawi ang ikait ang tamang sahod sa mga manggagawa. "
Natural Translation
It is a bad habit to deny the right salary to the workers.
Literal Translation
Bad habit the to deny the right salary to workers.
" Hindi dapat ikait ng magulang ang pagmamahal sa anak, kahit gaano pa sila kapagod sa trabaho. "
Natural Translation
Parents should not deny love to their child, no matter how tired they are from work.
Literal Translation
Not should withhold of parent the love to child, however much they tired from work.
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