From root: lipad
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilipad
ni-li-PAD
flew to a distance
Present (Incomplete)
nililipad
ni-li-li-PAD
flying to a distance
Future (Contemplated)
liliparin
li-li-pa-RIN
will fly to a distance
Usage Note
Liparin is used when the focus is on a specific distance or destination being flown over or reached, such as a bird crossing a sea or a plane reaching a city. It is often encountered in literary contexts or when discussing the extent of one's journey through the air.
Examples
" Liparin natin ang bundok. "
Natural Translation
Let's fly over the mountain.
Literal Translation
Fly-over we the mountain.
" Mahirap liparin ang malawak na dagat. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to fly to a vast sea.
Literal Translation
Hard fly-to-distance the vast sea.
" Liliparin ng mga sabik na ibon ang malawak na karagatan bago dumating ang taglamig. "
Natural Translation
The eager birds will fly across the vast ocean before winter arrives.
Literal Translation
Will-fly-over by the plural eager bird the vast ocean before arrive the winter.
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