isalin
isálin with stress marks
to pour [it]; to translate [it]
From root: salin
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinalin
i-si-NA-lin
translated
Present (Incomplete)
isinasalin
i-si-na-SA-lin
is being translated
Future (Contemplated)
isasalin
i-sa-SA-lin
will be translated
Usage Note
Isalin is the conveyance-focus i- form of salin, foregrounding the liquid being poured or the text being translated as the sentence topic. The literary and translation sense is prominent in academic and publishing contexts, while the pouring sense is everyday domestic usage; both share the structural metaphor of transfer.
Examples
" Isalin mo ang gatas. "
Natural Translation
Pour the milk.
Literal Translation
Pour you the milk.
" Kailangan mo na isalin ang dokumento sa Tagalog. "
Natural Translation
You need to translate the document into Tagalog.
Literal Translation
Need you to translate the document into Tagalog.
" Hiniling ng punong-guro na isalin sa Tagalog ang buong ulat upang maintindihan ng mga magulang. "
Natural Translation
The principal asked that the entire report be translated into Tagalog so the parents could understand it.
Literal Translation
Requested by principal that translate into Tagalog the whole report so-that be-understood by the parents.
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