paliitin
to make something small
From root: liit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinaliit
pi-na-li-IT
made something small
Present (Incomplete)
pinapaliit
pi-na-pa-li-IT
making something small
Future (Contemplated)
papaliitin
pa-pa-li-i-TIN
will make something small
Usage Note
Paliitin is used when instructing someone to reduce the physical size of an object, such as resizing a digital image or tailoring clothes. It can also be used figuratively to suggest minimizing the scale of a problem or a task.
Examples
" Paliitin mo ang larawan. "
Natural Translation
Make the picture smaller.
Literal Translation
Make-small you the picture.
" Kailangan mong paliitin ang bag. "
Natural Translation
You need to make the bag small.
Literal Translation
Need you make-small the bag.
" Kung masyadong malaki ang file, paliitin mo muna bago mo ipadala sa email. "
Natural Translation
If the file is too big, shrink it first before you send it by email.
Literal Translation
If too big the file, make-small you first before you send to email.
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