From root: pista
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinista
i-pi-NIS-ta
celebrated as a feast
Present (Incomplete)
ipinipista
i-pi-ni-PIS-ta
celebrating as a feast
Future (Contemplated)
ipipista
i-pi-PIS-ta
will celebrate as a feast
Usage Note
Ipista is used when designating a specific day or occasion to be celebrated as a feast, typically in honor of a patron saint or a significant community milestone. This verb focuses on the object or event being elevated to the status of a formal festival.
Examples
" Ipipista nila ang araw na ito. "
Natural Translation
They will celebrate this day as a feast.
Literal Translation
Will-celebrate-as-feast they the day this.
" Gusto nilang ipista ang bagong bahay. "
Natural Translation
They want to celebrate the new house with a feast.
Literal Translation
Want they celebrate-as-a-feast the new house.
" Ipinista ng mga taga-baryo ang kaarawan ng kanilang patron, kaya may prusisyon at handaan sa bawat sulok. "
Natural Translation
The villagers celebrated their patron's feast day as a festival, so there was a procession and feasting on every corner.
Literal Translation
Celebrated-as-feast by the villagers the birthday of their patron, so there-is procession and feasting at every corner.
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