ikintal
ikintál with stress marks
to engrave [it]
From root: kintal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinintal
i-ki-nin-TAL
engraved
Present (Incomplete)
ikinikintal
i-ki-ni-kin-TAL
is being engraved
Future (Contemplated)
ikikintal
i-ki-kin-TAL
will be engraved
Usage Note
Ikintal is the object-focus i- form of kintal, used almost as frequently in its figurative sense — imprinting something on the mind or memory — as in its literal sense of engraving or carving into a surface. The figurative use is especially common in educational and moral contexts, where a lesson or value is said to be indelibly stamped onto a person's character or consciousness.
Examples
" Ikintal mo ito sa isip mo. "
Natural Translation
Engrave this in your mind.
Literal Translation
Engrave you this in mind your.
" Mahalaga na ikintal ang magagandang aral sa isip ng bata. "
Natural Translation
It is important to engrave good lessons in a child's mind.
Literal Translation
Important to engrave the beautiful lessons in mind of child.
" Gusto ng aking lola na ikintal sa aking puso ang halaga ng pagmamahal sa pamilya kahit nasa malayo na ako. "
Natural Translation
My grandmother wants to imprint on my heart the value of loving family even when I am far away.
Literal Translation
Wants of my grandmother to engrave in my heart the value of loving to family even being-at far already I.
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