utangin
utángin with stress marks
to borrow [it]
From root: utang
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inutang
i-NU-tang
borrowed
Present (Incomplete)
inuutang
i-nu-U-tang
is being borrowed
Future (Contemplated)
uutangin
u-u-TA-ngin
will be borrowed
Usage Note
Utangin is the object-focus infinitive of utang, placing the item or amount being borrowed as the grammatical focus. Used for both formal loans and casual borrowing of everyday goods like rice or fare money, the object-focus framing highlights the specific thing owed — making it the natural form in contexts where repayment of a particular item is under discussion.
Examples
" Utangin mo na lang ang pamasahe. "
Natural Translation
Just borrow the fare.
Literal Translation
Borrow you just only the fare.
" Planong utangin ng kapitbahay ang natitirang bigas sa tindahan. "
Natural Translation
The neighbor plans to borrow the remaining rice from the store.
Literal Translation
Plan to-borrow by neighbor the remaining rice at store.
" Hindi na niya inutang ang bigas dahil natanggap na niya ang sahod kahapon ng hapon. "
Natural Translation
He no longer borrowed the rice because he had already received his salary yesterday afternoon.
Literal Translation
Not anymore he borrowed the rice because received already he the salary yesterday of afternoon.
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