From root: puno
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinuno
i-pi-nu-NO
used to fill
Present (Incomplete)
ipinupuno
i-pi-nu-pu-NO
is using to fill
Future (Contemplated)
ipupuno
i-pu-pu-NO
will use to fill
Usage Note
Ipuno is used when identifying the specific object or resource used to fill a gap or complete a required amount. It typically focuses on the item being added rather than the container being filled.
Examples
" Tubig ang ipuno mo sa baso. "
Natural Translation
Use water to fill the glass.
Literal Translation
Water the use-to-fill you in glass.
" Tubig ang dapat mong ipuno sa baso. "
Natural Translation
Water is what you should use to fill the glass.
Literal Translation
Water the should you to-use-to-fill to-the glass.
" Mga bagong kasapi ang dapat nating ipuno sa mga puwestong naiwang bakante nang umalis ang ilang miyembro. "
Natural Translation
New members are what we should use to fill the positions left vacant when several members departed.
Literal Translation
New members the should by-us to-use-to-fill in the positions left vacant when departed the several members.
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