From root: pito
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinito
i-pi-ni-TO
whistled a specific tune
Present (Incomplete)
ipinipito
i-pi-ni-pi-TO
whistling a specific tune
Future (Contemplated)
ipipito
i-pi-pi-TO
will whistle a specific tune
Usage Note
Ipito is used when the specific tune, melody, or signal being whistled is the focus of the sentence. It is relatively rare in casual conversation, where the actor-focus form 'pumito' is more commonly used to describe the general act of whistling.
Examples
" Ipito mo ang himig. "
Natural Translation
Whistle the melody.
Literal Translation
Whistle you the melody.
" Gusto kong ipito ang kantang ito. "
Natural Translation
I want to whistle this song.
Literal Translation
Want I whistle the song this.
" Bago ka umalis, ipito mo ang lumang kantang lagi nating sinasayaw noong bata pa tayo. "
Natural Translation
Before you leave, whistle the old song we always used to dance to when we were young.
Literal Translation
Before you leave, whistle you the old song-linker always we dance-to when child still we.
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