itadhana
to ordain or destine [it]
From root: tadhana
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
itinadhana
i-ti-nad-HA-na
ordained
Present (Incomplete)
itinatadhana
i-ti-na-tad-HA-na
is being ordained
Future (Contemplated)
itatadhana
i-ta-tad-HA-na
will be ordained
Usage Note
Itadhana is the i- object-focus form of tadhana, used in elevated literary register to mean ordaining or decreeing something as fated. It is common in poetry, song lyrics, and formal writing, and carries the weight of divine or cosmic decree rather than simple planning.
Examples
" Itadhana mo ang iyong buhay sa mabuti. "
Natural Translation
Destine your life toward good.
Literal Translation
Ordain you the your life to good.
" Subukan mong itadhana ang iyong lakas sa paggawa ng mabubuting bagay. "
Natural Translation
Try to destine your strength toward doing good things.
Literal Translation
Try you to-ordain the your strength to doing of good things.
" Sa awit, ipinapahayag ng makata na hindi natin maitatadhana ang puso ng iba sa landas na nais natin para sa kanila. "
Natural Translation
In the song, the poet declares that we cannot ordain another's heart toward the path we wish for them.
Literal Translation
In song, declare the poet that not we can-ordain the heart of other to path that wish we for them.
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