From root: wala
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinawala
i-pi-na-wa-LA
had something released
Present (Incomplete)
ipinapawala
i-pi-na-pa-wa-LA
having something released
Future (Contemplated)
ipapawala
i-pa-pa-wa-LA
will have something released
Usage Note
Ipawala is used when directing someone to release a living thing or to cause something to disappear or be lost. It is a causative verb typically used in instructional contexts where the speaker wants something removed from a specific space or state.
Examples
" Ipawala mo na ang ibon. "
Natural Translation
Go ahead and release the bird.
Literal Translation
Have-released you now the bird.
" Oras na para ipawala ang mga lobo. "
Natural Translation
It is time to have the balloons released.
Literal Translation
Time now for have-released the plural balloon.
" Nang gumaling na ang sugatang ibon, ipinawala namin ito pabalik sa kagubatan. "
Natural Translation
When the injured bird had healed, we released it back into the forest.
Literal Translation
When healed already the injured bird, had-released we it back to forest.
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