tuparin
tuparín with stress marks
to fulfill [it]
From root: tupad
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinupad
ti-NU-pad
fulfilled
Present (Incomplete)
tinutupad
ti-nu-TU-pad
is being fulfilled
Future (Contemplated)
tutuparin
tu-tu-pa-RIN
will be fulfilled
Usage Note
Tuparin is the object-focus form of tupad, where the obligation, promise, or duty being fulfilled is the grammatical focus. It is the preferred form when the specific commitment being honored — rather than the person honoring it — is the topic of the sentence.
Examples
" Tuparin mo ang pangako mo. "
Natural Translation
Fulfill your promise.
Literal Translation
Fulfill you the promise your.
" Tungkulin mong tuparin ang iyong binitawang pangako sa iyong kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
It is your duty to fulfill the promise you gave to your friend.
Literal Translation
Duty your to-fulfill the your released promise to your friend.
" Mahirap mang tuparin ang pangakong ibinigay niya sa kaniyang ama, sinikap pa rin niyang gawin ito hanggang wakas. "
Natural Translation
Although the promise he gave to his father was hard to fulfill, he still strove to do it until the end.
Literal Translation
Hard though to-fulfill the promise given he to his father, strove still he to-do it until end.
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