From root: kape
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinakape
i-pi-na-ka-PE
served coffee
Present (Incomplete)
ipinapakape
i-pi-na-pa-ka-PE
serving coffee
Future (Contemplated)
ipapakape
i-pa-pa-ka-PE
will serve coffee
Usage Note
Ipakape is used when asking someone to serve coffee to a guest or another person, reflecting the Filipino culture of hospitality. It typically functions as a request or command to provide coffee as a beverage for others.
Examples
" Ipakape mo ito sa bisita. "
Natural Translation
Serve this coffee to the guest.
Literal Translation
Serve-coffee you this to-the guest.
" Gusto kong ipakape ito sa kanila. "
Natural Translation
I want to serve this coffee to them.
Literal Translation
Want I to serve coffee this to them.
" Ipakape mo na lang sa mga dumating na panauhin ang bagong timpla habang hinihintay natin ang iba. "
Natural Translation
Just serve the freshly brewed coffee to the guests who have arrived while we wait for the others.
Literal Translation
Serve-coffee you just to-the (plural) arrived link guests the new brew while waiting we the others.
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