From root: pista
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinistahan
pi-nis-ta-HAN
celebrated a feast for
Present (Incomplete)
pinipistahan
pi-ni-pis-ta-HAN
celebrating a feast for
Future (Contemplated)
pipistahan
pi-pis-ta-HAN
will celebrate a feast for
Usage Note
Pistahan is used when referring to celebrating a town's patron saint or a specific occasion with a communal feast. It highlights the collective action of honoring a figure or event through traditional festivities and shared meals.
Examples
" Pistahan natin ang tagumpay mo. "
Natural Translation
Let's hold a feast for your success.
Literal Translation
Celebrate-feast-for we the success your.
" Kailangan nating pistahan ang pagkapanalo mo. "
Natural Translation
We need to celebrate a feast for your victory.
Literal Translation
Need by-us to-celebrate-a-feast-for the winning of-you.
" Tuwing Agosto ay pinipistahan ng mga residente ang kanilang santo, at dumadagsa ang mga panauhin mula sa karatig-bayan. "
Natural Translation
Every August the residents hold a feast for their saint, and guests flock in from the neighboring towns.
Literal Translation
Every August (marker) celebrating-feast-for by the residents the their saint, and flocking the guests from the neighboring-town.
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