From root: kama
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinama
i-ki-NA-ma
put on a bed
Present (Incomplete)
ikinakama
i-ki-na-KA-ma
putting on a bed
Future (Contemplated)
ikakama
i-ka-KA-ma
will put on a bed
Usage Note
Ikama is used when referring to the action of placing or putting someone or something specifically onto a bed. It is often heard in caregiving contexts, such as putting a child to sleep or helping an ill person get into bed.
Examples
" Ikama mo na ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Put the child on the bed now.
Literal Translation
Put-on-bed you now the child.
" Nakita ko siyang ikama ang bata. "
Natural Translation
I saw him put the child on the bed.
Literal Translation
Saw I him put-on-bed the child.
" Pagkatapos uminom ng gamot ng matanda, dahan-dahan naming ikinama siya upang makapagpahinga nang mahimbing. "
Natural Translation
After the elderly man took his medicine, we gently put him on the bed so he could rest soundly.
Literal Translation
After drink of medicine of elderly, slowly we put-on-bed him so to-rest deeply.
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