From root: tungkol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinatungkol
i-pi-na-tung-KOL
dedicated
Present (Incomplete)
ipinatutungkol
i-pi-na-tu-tung-KOL
dedicating
Future (Contemplated)
ipatutungkol
i-pa-tu-tung-KOL
will dedicate
Usage Note
Ipatungkol is used when dedicating an action, work of art, or message to a specific person or cause. It carries a formal and intentional tone, making it more common in literary contexts or formal speeches than in casual daily conversation.
Examples
" Ipatungkol natin ang awit sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
Let's dedicate the song to him/her.
Literal Translation
Dedicate by-us the song to him/her.
" Gusto niyang ipatungkol ang awit sa nanay niya. "
Natural Translation
He wants to dedicate the song to his mother.
Literal Translation
Want he dedicate the song to mother his.
" Nais ng mananalaysay na ipatungkol ang kanyang bagong aklat sa lahat ng gurong nagturo sa kanya noong bata pa siya. "
Natural Translation
The historian wishes to dedicate his new book to all the teachers who taught him when he was still young.
Literal Translation
Wish of historian the to-dedicate the his new book to all of teacher who-taught to him when young still he.
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