ilapag
ilapág with stress marks
to lay [it] down
From root: lapag
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inilapag
i-ni-la-PAG
set down
Present (Incomplete)
inilalapag
i-ni-la-la-PAG
is being set down
Future (Contemplated)
ilalapag
i-la-la-PAG
will be set down
Usage Note
Ilapag is the object-focus infinitive of lapag, used when the object being set down on a flat surface — especially the floor — is the sentence focus. Lapag specifically implies floor-level placement, distinguishing it from ilagay which is neutral about height, and ilapag is the dominant form in spoken Tagalog for setting heavy or bulky items down.
Examples
" Ilapag mo ang baso sa mesa. "
Natural Translation
Put the glass down on the table.
Literal Translation
Lay-down you the glass on table.
" Kaya mo bang ilapag ang dalang laptop sa ibabaw ng lamesa? "
Natural Translation
Are you able to lay the laptop down on top of the table?
Literal Translation
Able-to you question lay-down brought laptop top table?
" Mabigat ang sako kaya ibig kong ilapag muna ito sa lupa bago natin buhatin papunta sa trak. "
Natural Translation
The sack is heavy, so I want to set it down on the ground first before we lift it onto the truck.
Literal Translation
Heavy the sack so want I lay-down first this on ground before we lift toward to truck.
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