ikompara
ikompára with stress marks
to compare [it]
From root: kompara
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinompara
i-ki-nom-PA-ra
compared
Present (Incomplete)
ikinokompara
i-ki-no-kom-PA-ra
is being compared
Future (Contemplated)
ikokompara
i-ko-kom-PA-ra
will be compared
Usage Note
Ikompara is the object-focus i- form of kompara, a Spanish loanword (comparar), with the items being compared as the grammatical focus. Common in consumer, academic, and analytical contexts — comparing prices, candidates, policies, or options — and the i- prefix marks the compared items as the instrumental focus of the action.
Examples
" Ikompara mo ang dalawang presyo. "
Natural Translation
Compare the two prices.
Literal Translation
Compare you the two price.
" Mahirap ikompara ang dalawang app kung magkaiba ang layunin ng mga ito. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to compare the two apps if their goals are different.
Literal Translation
Hard to compare the two apps if different the goal of these.
" Bago ka bumili ng bagong laptop, mabuting ikompara mo muna ang specs at presyo ng iba't ibang tindahan. "
Natural Translation
Before you buy a new laptop, it is best to first compare the specs and prices of different stores.
Literal Translation
Before you buy of new laptop, good compare you first the specs and price of various store.
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