From root: panyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinanyo
i-pi-nan-YO
used as a handkerchief
Present (Incomplete)
ipinapanyo
i-pi-na-pan-YO
using as a handkerchief
Future (Contemplated)
ipapanyo
i-pa-pan-YO
will use as a handkerchief
Usage Note
Ipanyo is used when instructing someone to utilize a specific cloth or fabric as a substitute for a handkerchief. It is typically heard in informal or domestic situations when a proper handkerchief is not immediately available.
Examples
" Ipanyo mo ang basahan. "
Natural Translation
Use the rag as a handkerchief.
Literal Translation
Use-as-handkerchief you the rag.
" Gusto niyang ipanyo ang maliit na tuwalya. "
Natural Translation
She wants to use the small towel as a handkerchief.
Literal Translation
Want she use-as-a-handkerchief the small that towel.
" Dahil nakalimutan kong magdala ng panyo, napilitan akong ipanyo ang manggas ng aking damit. "
Natural Translation
Because I forgot to bring a handkerchief, I was forced to use the sleeve of my shirt as one.
Literal Translation
Because forgot I bring of handkerchief, forced I use-as-handkerchief the sleeve of my clothes.
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