isauli
isaulî with stress marks
to return [it]
From root: sauli
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinauli
i-si-na-U-li
returned
Present (Incomplete)
isinasauli
i-si-na-sa-U-li
is being returned
Future (Contemplated)
isasauli
i-sa-sa-U-li
will be returned
Usage Note
Isauli is the object-focus i- (conveyance) form of sauli, used when the item being returned is the grammatical focus. The i- prefix is the conventional object-focus marker for sauli and is considerably more frequent in everyday speech than the actor-focus magsauli.
Examples
" Isauli mo ang pera niya. "
Natural Translation
Return his money.
Literal Translation
Return you the money his.
" Tungkulin mong isauli ang hiniram mong libro sa silid-aklatan. "
Natural Translation
It is your duty to return the book you borrowed to the library.
Literal Translation
Duty your to-return the borrowed your book to library.
" Bago ka umalis, isauli mo muna ang mga gamit na hiniram mo upang walang magalit sa iyo. "
Natural Translation
Before you leave, return first the things you borrowed so that no one gets angry with you.
Literal Translation
Before you leave, return you first the things that borrowed you so-that none get-angry at you.
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