From root: lipad
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inilipad
i-ni-li-PAD
flew something
Present (Incomplete)
iniilipad
i-ni-i-li-PAD
flying something
Future (Contemplated)
iilipad
i-i-li-PAD
will fly something
Usage Note
Ilipad is used when focusing on a specific object being flown or carried into the air, such as cargo on a plane or an item swept away by the wind. It emphasizes the thing being transported through flight rather than the act of flying itself.
Examples
" Ilipad mo ang saranggola. "
Natural Translation
Fly the kite.
Literal Translation
Fly you the kite.
" Gusto niyang ilipad ang saranggola. "
Natural Translation
He wants to fly the kite.
Literal Translation
Want he fly the kite.
" Kapag malakas na ang hangin sa bukid, ilipad mo ang saranggola habang hinahabol ito ng mga bata. "
Natural Translation
When the wind in the field is strong, fly the kite while the children chase after it.
Literal Translation
When strong already the wind in field, fly you the kite while chasing it by the plural child.
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