EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to let someone use; to have something used...
cordon, line, rope barrier...
to cordon off...
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/i-pa-GA-mit/
FIL: Pahintulutan ang isang tao na gamitin ang isang bagay; ipahiram.
EN: to let someone use; to have something used
The magic word to make your stuff someone else's for a while. When your sibling wants your charger, they'll ask, "Ipagamit mo naman 'to." It's also what a manager tells you to do with company resources: "Ipagamit ninyo ang bagong printer." It’s the verb for "to lend" or "to allow use."
i- (causative prefix) + pa- (request/command prefix) + gamit (use, thing)
Very common in everyday conversation. It's the command/request form of letting someone use something.
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🇵🇭 Puwede ko bang ipagamit sa bisita natin ang sobrang unan?
🇺🇸 Can I let our visitor use the extra pillow?
🇵🇭 Huwag mong ipagamit kahit kanino ang personal mong computer.
🇺🇸 Don't let anyone use your personal computer.
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