tingiin
tingiín with stress marks
to sell [it] in small quantities
From root: tingi
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tiningi
ti-NI-ngi
sold in small quantities
Present (Incomplete)
tinitingi
ti-ni-TI-ngi
is being sold in small quantities
Future (Contemplated)
titingiin
ti-ti-ngi-IN
will be sold in small quantities
Usage Note
Tingiin is the object-focus form of tingi, used when the goods being broken into smaller portions for retail sale are the grammatical focus. It pairs with magtingi as its AF counterpart; use tingiin when the instruction centers on what to sell in small amounts rather than on the seller.
Examples
" Tingiin natin ang bigas. "
Natural Translation
Let's sell the rice in small amounts.
Literal Translation
Sell-in-small-amounts we the rice.
" Planong tingiin ng tindera ang isang sako ng asukal. "
Natural Translation
The vendor plans to sell the one sack of sugar in small quantities.
Literal Translation
Plan to-sell-in-small-quantities by vendor the one sack of sugar.
" Mas malaki ang kita kung tingiin ang asukal kaysa ibenta ito nang buong sako sa isang mamimili. "
Natural Translation
The profit is bigger if the sugar is sold in small quantities than if it is sold by the whole sack to a single buyer.
Literal Translation
More big the profit if sell-in-small-amounts the sugar than sell it by whole sack to one buyer.
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