From root: puhunan
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinuhunan
i-pi-nu-HU-nan
invested something
Present (Incomplete)
ipinupuhunan
i-pi-nu-pu-HU-nan
investing something
Future (Contemplated)
ipupuhunan
i-pu-pu-HU-nan
will invest something
Usage Note
Ipuhunan is used when focusing on the specific capital, money, or resources being invested into a business or venture. It can also be used figuratively to describe investing non-material assets like time, effort, or trust into a relationship or goal.
Examples
" Ipuhunan mo ang pera mo. "
Natural Translation
Invest your money.
Literal Translation
Invest you the money your.
" Kailangan mong ipuhunan ang pera mo. "
Natural Translation
You need to invest your money.
Literal Translation
Need you invest the money your.
" Bago ka magdesisyon, isipin mong mabuti kung saan mo ipupuhunan ang ipon na pinaghirapan mo nang matagal. "
Natural Translation
Before you decide, think carefully about where you will invest the savings you worked hard for over a long time.
Literal Translation
Before you decide, think you well where you will-invest the savings that worked-hard you for long.
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