From root: tayo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinatayo
pi-na-ta-YO
made someone stand
Present (Incomplete)
pinapatayo
pi-na-pa-ta-YO
making someone stand
Future (Contemplated)
papatayuin
pa-pa-ta-yu-IN
will make someone stand
Usage Note
Patayuin is used when instructing or ordering someone to stand up, often seen in classroom settings or disciplinary contexts. It can also be applied to causing an object or structure to be set upright or erected.
Examples
" Patayuin mo ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Make the child stand.
Literal Translation
Make-stand you the child.
" Kailangan mong patayuin ang mga bata. "
Natural Translation
You need to make the children stand.
Literal Translation
Need you make-stand the plural child.
" Bago magsimula ang klase, pinatayo ng guro ang mga estudyante para magdasal nang sama-sama. "
Natural Translation
Before the class started, the teacher made the students stand to pray together.
Literal Translation
Before start the class, made-stand by the teacher the students to pray together.
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