From root: laba
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinalaba
i-pi-na-la-BA
had washed
Present (Incomplete)
ipinapalaba
i-pi-na-pa-la-BA
having washed
Future (Contemplated)
ipapalaba
i-pa-pa-la-BA
will have washed
Usage Note
Ipalaba is used when asking or directing someone else to wash a specific item, such as clothes or linens. It is frequently used in the context of laundry services or when coordinating household chores.
Examples
" Ipalaba mo ang mga kumot. "
Natural Translation
Have the blankets washed.
Literal Translation
Have-washed you the plural blanket.
" Kailangan mong ipalaba ang mga damit. "
Natural Translation
You need to have the clothes washed.
Literal Translation
Need you have-washed the plural clothes.
" Dahil sira ang aming washing machine, ipinalaba na lang namin ang mga damit sa kalapit na labahan. "
Natural Translation
Because our washing machine is broken, we just had the clothes washed at the nearby laundry shop.
Literal Translation
Because broken the our washing machine, had-washed just we the plural clothes at nearby laundry-shop.
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