From root: kanto
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinanto
i-ki-NAN-to
placed at a corner
Present (Incomplete)
ikinakanto
i-ki-na-KAN-to
placing at a corner
Future (Contemplated)
ikakanto
i-ka-KAN-to
will place at a corner
Usage Note
Ikanto is used when directing someone to position an object, such as furniture, specifically into the corner of a room or a space. It is most commonly heard in contexts involving home organization or interior decorating.
Examples
" Ikanto mo ang silya. "
Natural Translation
Put the chair in the corner.
Literal Translation
Place-at-corner you the chair.
" Mahirap ikanto ang mabigat na mesa. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to place at a corner the heavy table.
Literal Translation
Hard place-at-corner the heavy table.
" Para mas luminis ang sala, ikanto mo na lang ang aparador at ilipat ang sopa sa tabi ng bintana. "
Natural Translation
So that the living room looks tidier, just place the cabinet in the corner and move the sofa beside the window.
Literal Translation
So-that more clean the living-room, place-at-corner you just the cabinet and move the sofa at side of window.
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