magtipan
magtipán with stress marks
to make an appointment
From root: tipan
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtipan
nag-ti-PAN
made an appointment
Present (Incomplete)
nagtitipan
nag-ti-ti-PAN
is making an appointment
Future (Contemplated)
magtitipan
mag-ti-ti-PAN
will make an appointment
Usage Note
Magtipan is the actor-focus form of tipan, used when two parties mutually commit to meet or agree to a solemn arrangement. It carries a slightly formal or literary tone compared to everyday meeting verbs, and its root tipan also underlies the religious term Bagong Tipan (New Testament), giving the word a sense of covenant-level seriousness.
Examples
" Magtipan tayo bukas. "
Natural Translation
Let's make an appointment tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Make-appointment we tomorrow.
" Nagkasundo silang magtipan sa isang sikat na restawran. "
Natural Translation
They agreed to make an appointment at a famous restaurant.
Literal Translation
Agreed they to-make-appointment at a famous restaurant.
" Nagtipan ang dalawang lider na magkita upang pagtibayin ang matagal nang napagkasunduang kapayapaan. "
Natural Translation
The two leaders agreed to meet in order to affirm the peace that had long been agreed upon.
Literal Translation
Made-appointment the two leader to meet in-order-to strengthen the long already agreed-upon peace.
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