From root: pinta
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinintahan
pi-nin-TA-han
painted
Present (Incomplete)
pinipintahan
pi-ni-pin-TA-han
painting
Future (Contemplated)
pipintahan
pi-pin-TA-han
will paint
Usage Note
Pintahan is used when the focus of the sentence is the specific surface or object being covered with paint, such as a wall or a chair. This verb emphasizes the destination of the paint rather than the person doing the painting.
Examples
" Pintahan mo ang dingding. "
Natural Translation
Paint the wall.
Literal Translation
Paint you the wall.
" Kailangan mong pintahan ang pader. "
Natural Translation
You need to paint the wall.
Literal Translation
Need you paint the wall.
" Bago dumating ang mga bisita, pintahan natin ng puti ang bakod para mukhang bago ang buong bahay. "
Natural Translation
Before the guests arrive, let's paint the fence white so that the whole house looks new.
Literal Translation
Before arrive the guests, paint we of white the fence so-that look new the whole house.
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