From root: lipat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inilipat
i-ni-LI-pat
moved something
Present (Incomplete)
inililipat
i-ni-li-LI-pat
moving something
Future (Contemplated)
ililipat
i-li-LI-pat
will move something
Usage Note
Ilipat is used when the focus of the sentence is the object being moved to a different location or position. It is commonly used in contexts like changing TV channels, moving furniture, or transferring data between devices.
Examples
" Ilipat mo ang silya dito. "
Natural Translation
Move the chair here.
Literal Translation
Move you the chair here.
" Kailangan mong ilipat ang mesa dito. "
Natural Translation
You need to move the table here.
Literal Translation
Need you move the table here.
" Bago dumating ang bisita, inilipat namin ang lahat ng kagamitan sa ibang kuwarto para luminis ang sala. "
Natural Translation
Before the guests arrived, we moved all the equipment to another room so the living room would look tidy.
Literal Translation
Before arrived the guest, moved we the all of equipment to other room so become-clean the living-room.
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