ireto
iréto with stress marks
to set [someone] up
From root: reto
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
irineto
i-ri-NE-to
set up
Present (Incomplete)
irinireto
i-ri-ni-RE-to
is being set up
Future (Contemplated)
irereto
i-re-RE-to
will be set up
Usage Note
Ireto is the object-focus i- form of reto, used in youth slang for setting someone up romantically, with the person being matched as the grammatical topic. Playful and informal register, common among young Filipinos on social media; unrelated to the formal Spanish reto meaning challenge.
Examples
" Gusto kitang ireto sa kaibigan ko. "
Natural Translation
I want to set you up with my friend.
Literal Translation
Want I-you to-set-up to friend my.
" Nais ng kaibigan na ireto ang pinsan sa kanyang katrabaho. "
Natural Translation
The friend wants to set up their cousin with their coworker.
Literal Translation
Desire of friend to set up the cousin to their coworker.
" Pinilit kaming ireto ng aming barkada, pero mas gusto muna naming magkilala bago lumalim pa ang anuman. "
Natural Translation
Our friends insisted on setting us up, but we preferred to get to know each other first before anything got deeper.
Literal Translation
Forced us to to-set-up of our barkada, but more like first we to-know-each-other before deepen yet the anything.
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