paliitin
The English verb "minimize" is translated into Tagalog as paliitin.
The word is used to describe the action of making something as small as possible.
Meaning: to make small as possible (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form paliitin is an object-focus form, which means the sentence structure will typically focus on the object that is being minimized.
Did you know?
- In the Philippines, using paliitin in a social context can be a subtle way to describe 'belittling' someone, effectively minimizing their status or importance rather than their physical size.
- The word paliitin descends from the Proto-Austronesian root for 'small' combined with an ancient causative prefix and a suffix.
- Beyond physical size, the root liit is used in the phrase maliit na bagay to describe a 'small thing' in a way that implies it is an unimportant detail or a trivial matter.
Examples in context
- Bawasin ang mga gastos para sa proyektong ito.Minimize the expenses for this project.
- Magpaliit tayo ng imprastruktura upang mapababa ang gastos.Let's minimize infrastructure to decrease expenses.
- Ibaba ang antas ng panganib sa komunidad.Minimize the level of risk in the community.
- Bawasin natin ang oras ng paghahanda para sa proyekto.Let's minimize the preparation time for the project.
- Magpaliitan na lang tayo ng sukat para sa mga damit.Let's minimize the sizes of the clothes we'll wear.
- Pakonti-konti nating mababawasan ang mga gastos para sa binyag.Little by little, we can minimize the expenses for the baptism celebration.
- Paliitin mo ang gastos.Minimize the expenses.
- Kailangan nating paliitin ang gastos sa proyekto.We need to minimize the project expenses.
- Paliitin mo ang sukat ng tela.Minimize the size of the fabric.
- Sinubukan nilang paliitin ang pinsala sa kalsada.They tried to minimize the damage to the road.
Example conversation
Angela and Ricardo are discussing their monthly budget.
- AngelaRicardo, masyado nang malaki ang gastos natin.Ricardo, our expenses are too high.
- RicardoAno ang dapat nating gawin, Angela?What should we do, Angela?
- AngelaDapat nating paliitin ang budget sa pagkain.We should minimize the food budget.
- RicardoSige, magluluto na lang ako sa bahay.Okay, I will just cook at home.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries paliitin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
