From root: pala
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinala
i-pi-NA-la
shoveled (something)
Present (Incomplete)
ipinapala
i-pi-na-PA-la
shoveling (something)
Future (Contemplated)
ipapala
i-pa-PA-la
will shovel (something)
Usage Note
Ipala is used when the focus of the sentence is the specific material, such as sand or soil, that is being moved or relocated using a shovel. It is frequently used in instructions during construction or gardening to specify what needs to be shoveled.
Examples
" Ipala mo ang lupa. "
Natural Translation
Shovel the soil.
Literal Translation
Shovel you the soil.
" Kailangan mong ipala ang buhangin doon. "
Natural Translation
You need to shovel the sand over there.
Literal Translation
Need you shovel the sand there.
" Ipala mo muna ang mga bato sa gilid bago natin simulan ang paghahalaman dito. "
Natural Translation
Shovel away the rocks on the side first before we start the gardening here.
Literal Translation
Shovel you first the plural rock at side before by-us start the gardening here.
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