tibayan
to make something strong
From root: tibay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinibayan
ti-ni-ba-YAN
made something strong
Present (Incomplete)
tinitibayan
ti-ni-ti-ba-YAN
is making something strong
Future (Contemplated)
titibayan
ti-ti-ba-YAN
will make something strong
Usage Note
Tibayan is used when instructing someone to strengthen a physical object or to steel one's emotional resolve. It is frequently used in the idiomatic expression 'tibayan ang loob,' which encourages someone to be brave or resilient during difficult times.
Examples
" Tibayan mo ang loob mo. "
Natural Translation
Steel your resolve.
Literal Translation
Make-strong you the inside your.
" Kailangan mong tibayan ang upuan. "
Natural Translation
You need to make the chair strong.
Literal Translation
Need you make-strong the chair.
" Bago ang mahabang biyahe, kailangan nating tibayan ang tulay para kayanin ang bigat ng mga trak na dumadaan. "
Natural Translation
Before the long journey, we need to make the bridge strong so it can bear the weight of the trucks that pass.
Literal Translation
Before the long trip, need we make-strong the bridge so bear the weight of the trucks that pass.
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