From root: kotse
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinakotse
i-pi-na-KOT-se
had taken by car
Present (Incomplete)
ipinapakotse
i-pi-na-pa-KOT-se
having taken by car
Future (Contemplated)
ipapakotse
i-pa-pa-KOT-se
will have taken by car
Usage Note
Ipakotse is used when instructing someone to transport an item or a person specifically by car, acting as a causative verb. It is most frequently used in domestic or logistics contexts where the mode of transport is emphasized.
Examples
" Ipakotse mo ang mga bata. "
Natural Translation
Have the children taken by car.
Literal Translation
Have-taken-by-car you the children.
" Gusto niyang ipakotse ang mga bata. "
Natural Translation
She wants to have the children taken by car.
Literal Translation
Want she have-taken-by-car the plural children.
" Ipinakotse na lang namin ang mga gamit dahil masyadong mabigat para buhatin papunta sa istasyon. "
Natural Translation
We just had the things taken by car because they were too heavy to carry to the station.
Literal Translation
Had-taken-by-car just we the things because too heavy to to-carry going to station.
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