From root: kuripot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinuripot
i-ki-nu-RI-pot
used stingily
Present (Incomplete)
ikinukuripot
i-ki-nu-ku-RI-pot
using stingily
Future (Contemplated)
ikukuripot
i-ku-ku-RI-pot
will use stingily
Usage Note
Ikuripot is used when referring to the specific resource or amount that someone is being stingy with, often suggesting a negative connotation of being excessively miserly. It is more common in casual conversation to use the adjective 'kuripot' or the verb 'magtipid' (to save) instead.
Examples
" Ikuripot mo ang ilaw. "
Natural Translation
Use the light sparingly.
Literal Translation
Use-stingily you the light.
" Kailangan mong ikuripot ang ilaw. "
Natural Translation
You need to use the light stingily.
Literal Translation
Need you use-stingily the light.
" Dahil mataas ang singil sa tubig, ikinukuripot na ngayon ng buong pamilya ang paggamit nito sa araw-araw. "
Natural Translation
Because the water bill is high, the whole family now uses it sparingly every day.
Literal Translation
Because high the bill in water, using-stingily now of whole family the use its in day-day.
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