From root: likha
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inilikha
i-ni-lik-HA
created for
Present (Incomplete)
inililikha
i-ni-li-lik-HA
creating for
Future (Contemplated)
ililikha
i-li-lik-HA
will create for
Usage Note
Ilikha is used to express that an act of creation or artistic production is being performed on behalf of or for the benefit of someone else. It carries a more formal or poetic tone compared to the more common verb 'igawa', which is used for making or doing things in general daily contexts.
Examples
" Gusto kong ilikha siya ng awit. "
Natural Translation
I want to create a song for her.
Literal Translation
Want by-me to-create-for her of song.
" Gusto niyang ilikha ang kuwento para sa mga bata. "
Natural Translation
She wants to create the story for the children.
Literal Translation
Want she create-for the story for the plural children.
" Ipinangako ng makata na ilikha ng isang tula ang batang nagpagaling sa kanya noong siya ay maysakit. "
Natural Translation
The poet promised to create a poem for the child who nursed him back to health when he was sick.
Literal Translation
Promised by-the poet that to-create-for of one poem the child who healed to him when he was sick.
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