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dapat

Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word dapat in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word dapat:

dapat

1 [pseudo-verb] should; must; need; should do; appropriate to; ought to; supposed to
2 [adjective] deserving; appropriate; worthy; fitting; right; fit; qualified; supposedly

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Dapat Example Sentences in Tagalog: (88)

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Dapat matuto tayong magtipíd.

We should learn how to economize.

Walâ kang dapat ireklamo!

You have nothing to complain about!

Ang mga batà ay dapat matulog nang maaga.

Children should sleep early.

Hindî tayo dapat mawalán ng pag-asa.

We must not lose hope.

Dapat nating mahalín ang ating bayan.

We should love our country.

Anó?! Dapat nandito ka na ngayón.

Say what?! You should be here now.

Lahát tayo ay dapat sumunód sa batás.

All of us must obey the law.

Ang dami kong dapat gawín.

There is so much that I should be doing.

Dumatíng ka dapat nang maaga ániyá.

You should arrive early, she said.

Kung áalís ka, dapat umalís ka na.

If you're going out, you should leave now.

User-submitted Example Sentences (30):

User-submitted example sentences from Tatoeba who have self reported as being fluent in Tagalog.

Dapat pumunta ka.

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You should go.

Dapat galit siya.

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He should be angry.

Dapat makausap kita.

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I must talk with you.

Dapat matulog ka na.

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You should sleep.

Dapat akong matulog.

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I need to sleep.

Dapat ko bang ulitin?

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Do I have to do it over again?

Dapat mo siyang pigilin.

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You must stop him.

Sori, dapat umalis na ako.

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Sorry, I've got to go.

Dapat basta umalis na ako.

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I must go right away.

Dapat kong sabihin kay Tom.

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I have to tell Tom.

Dapat magtanong ako, di ba?

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I should ask, shouldn't I?

Dali ka! Dapat handa ka na.

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Hurry up! You should be ready by now.

Dapat sabihin mo na sa akin.

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You had better tell me now.

Dapat mo nang matulog ngayon.

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You must go to bed now.

Dapat palaging gawin ang tama.

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You should always do what is right.

Magkano ang dapat kong bayaran?

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How much must I pay?

Saan ang dapat nating puntahan?

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Where should we go?

Dapat huwag ka nang manigarilyo.

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You should refrain from smoking.

Dapat kumilos ka nang mas paham.

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You must act more wisely.

Dapat huwag kang lumabas sa gabi.

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You must not go out at night.

Dapat dumating ka nang mas maaga.

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You should have come earlier.

Dapat sumagot ako sa sulat na ito.

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I have to reply to this letter.

Isa sa atin ang dapat gagawa nito.

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One of us has to do this.

"Dapat makita ko siya." "Bakit ba?"

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"I have to see him." "What for?"

Hindi ka dapat pumunta sa paaralan.

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You shouldn't go to school.

Ang dami kong trabahong dapat gawin.

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I've got a lot of work to do.

Dapat nagtagpo tayo nang alas siyete.

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We were to have met there at seven.

Dapat nagtagpo kami nang alas siyete.

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We were to have met there at seven.

Dapat iadyast mo ang klak. Huli siya.

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You ought to adjust the clock. It's slow.

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Alternate spelling(s):

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How to pronounce dapat:

DAPAT AUDIO CLIP:

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Related Filipino Words:

karapatán karápat-dapat nararapat marapat walâng-karapatán hindî dapat dí-nararapat pandapati papagindapatin

Related English Words:

should appropriate supposedly ought to must need fitting worthy should do appropriate appropriate to supposed supposed to

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