singilin
singilín with stress marks
to bill someone
From root: singil
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
siningil
si-NI-ngil
billed
Present (Incomplete)
siniSiningil
si-ni-SI-ngil
is being billed
Future (Contemplated)
sisingilin
si-si-ngi-LIN
will be billed
Usage Note
Singilin is the object-focus -in form of singil, used when the person being billed or the debt being collected is the grammatical focus. It is extremely common in everyday commercial transactions — collecting rent, requesting repayment of a loan, or billing a customer — and pairs with the actor-focus maningil.
Examples
" Singilin mo na sila. "
Natural Translation
Go ahead and bill them.
Literal Translation
Bill you now them.
" Tungkulin ng kahera na singilin ang mga mamimili pagkatapos pumili ng produkto. "
Natural Translation
It is the cashier's duty to bill the buyers after they choose a product.
Literal Translation
Duty of cashier to-bill the buyers after to-choose of product.
" Nahihiya akong singilin ang kaibigan kong umutang, pero kailangan ko na ring bawiin ang perang ipinahiram ko sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
I am embarrassed to bill the friend who borrowed from me, but I also need to get back the money I lent him.
Literal Translation
Embarrassed I to-bill the friend my borrowed, but need I also to-recover the money lent I to him.
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