From root: pinta
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipininta
i-pi-nin-TA
painted
Present (Incomplete)
ipinipinta
i-pi-ni-pin-TA
painting
Future (Contemplated)
ipipinta
i-pi-pin-TA
will paint
Usage Note
Ipinta is used when the focus is on the specific image or subject being depicted in a painting, such as a portrait or a landscape. It is distinct from 'pinturahan,' which refers to the act of applying paint to a surface like a wall or a piece of furniture.
Examples
" Ipinta mo ang araw. "
Natural Translation
Paint the sun.
Literal Translation
Paint you the sun.
" Gusto kong ipinta ang bulaklak. "
Natural Translation
I want to paint the flower.
Literal Translation
Want I paint the flower.
" Matagal na pinag-isipan ng pintor kung paano ipinta ang kalungkutan sa mga mata ng kaniyang paksa. "
Natural Translation
The painter thought long about how to paint the sadness in the eyes of his subject.
Literal Translation
Long already thought-about by painter how paint the sadness in the plural eye of his subject.
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