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pilitin

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

Definition for the Tagalog word pilitin:

pilitin

[verb] to force something/someone; to coerce someone

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Verb conjugations of pilitin:

Focus:

Object Root: pilitConjugation Type: -In Verb

Infinitive:

Completed (Past):

Uncompleted (Present):

Contemplated (Future):

Infinitive:

pilitin

Completed (Past):

pinilit

Uncompleted (Present):

pinipilit

Contemplated (Future):

pipilitin

Verb family:

pilitin

mapilitan |

ipilit |

mamilit |

magpumilit |

pumilit |

maipilit

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Pilitin Example Sentences in Tagalog: (10)

Example sentences hand-crafted by professional Filipino teachers and writers.

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Pipilitin ko siyáng makaratíng nang maaga.

I will force her to arrive early.

Pilitin mong sumama sa atin si Peter.

Insist that Peter come with us.

Huwág mong pilitin at bakâ masirà.

Don't force it as it might break.

Dádaló si Salve dahil pinilit siyá ni Janis.

Salve will attend because she was forced by Janis.

Pinilit akó ni Lyla na ibunyág sa kaniyá ang aking lihim.

I was forced by Lyla to reveal to her my secret.

Pipilitin niyáng pagawaín ka ng bagay na malî.

He will force you to do something that is not right.

Huwág mo akóng piliting tumambáy.

Don't force me to hang around.

Pinilit ko si Peter pero ayaw niyá talagáng sumama sa atin.

I urged Peter but he really didn't want to come with us.

Pipilitin kong tapusin ang homework ko bago akó matulog.

I will try my best to finish my homework before I go to bed.

Bakit mo pinipilit na buksán ang pintô ng kuwarto ni Tom?

Why are you assiduously trying to open the door of Tom's room?

User-submitted Example Sentences (2):

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

Pinilit ng mga sundalo ang mga binata na lumahok sa hukbo.

Tatoeba user-submitted sentence

The soldiers forced the young men to join the army.

Pinilit ni Mary na magdala ng payong ang kanyang anak na lalaki.

Tatoeba user-submitted sentence

Mary urged her son to take an umbrella.

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Alternate spelling(s):

pilitan, pinilitan, pinipilitan, pipilitan
Alternate spellings may include: abbreviations, informal spellings, slang, and/or commonly misspelled variations.

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How to pronounce pilitin:

PILITIN AUDIO CLIP:

Markup Code:
[rec:8438]

Related Filipino Words:

pilit sápilitán ipilit mapilit mapilitan pamimilit magpumilit pumilit magpilít maipilit

Related English Words:

try tried trying tries try hard tried hard tries hard trying hard force forces forced forcing coerce coerces coerced coercing insist insists insisted insisting

Grammatical Ligature:

This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
piliting

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