tipunin
tipunín with stress marks
to gather [them]
From root: tipon
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinipon
ti-NI-pon
gathered
Present (Incomplete)
tinitipon
ti-ni-TI-pon
is being gathered
Future (Contemplated)
titipunin
ti-ti-pu-NIN
will be gathered
Usage Note
Tipunin is the object-focus form of tipon, used when the people or items being gathered are the grammatical focus of the sentence. It pairs with magtipon as the AF counterpart; use tipunin when the instruction centers on who or what needs to be assembled rather than on the person doing the gathering.
Examples
" Tipunin mo ang mga laruan. "
Natural Translation
Gather the toys.
Literal Translation
Gather you the toys.
" Tungkulin ng bata na tipunin ang mga kalat na laruan sa sahig. "
Natural Translation
It is the child's duty to gather the scattered toys on the floor.
Literal Translation
Duty of child to-gather the scattered toys on floor.
" Bago magsimula ang pulong, tipunin mo muna ang lahat ng papeles na kailangan naming pirmahan ngayon. "
Natural Translation
Before the meeting starts, gather first all the documents that we need to sign today.
Literal Translation
Before to-start the meeting, gather you first the all of papers that need we to-sign today.
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