ipatingin
to have something checked or looked at
From root: tingin
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinatingin
i-pi-na-ti-NGIN
had something checked
Present (Incomplete)
ipinapatingin
i-pi-na-pa-ti-NGIN
having something checked
Future (Contemplated)
ipapatingin
i-pa-pa-ti-NGIN
will have something checked
Usage Note
Ipatingin is used when you want to have someone else, typically an expert like a doctor or a technician, examine or check a person or an object. It is very common in medical contexts or when suggesting that a broken item be evaluated by a professional.
Examples
" Ipatingin mo ang sugat. "
Natural Translation
Have the wound looked at.
Literal Translation
Have-checked you the wound.
" Kailangan kong ipatingin ang mata ko. "
Natural Translation
I need to have my eyes checked.
Literal Translation
Need I have-checked the eyes my.
" Pinapayuhan ko siyang ipatingin sa doktor ang patuloy niyang pananakit ng tiyan bago pa ito lumala. "
Natural Translation
I am advising her to have her persistent stomach pain checked by a doctor before it gets worse.
Literal Translation
Advising I her-link have-checked to doctor the continuing her-link pain of stomach before still it worsen.
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