ipaalam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • paalam informal, nonstandard

Etymology

From ipa- + alam. Can also be analyzed as i- + paalam.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: i‧pa‧a‧lam
  • IPA(key): /ʔipaˈʔalam/, [ʔɪ.pɐˈʔa.lɐm] (verb: to have approval of)
  • IPA(key): /ʔipaʔaˈlam/, [ʔɪ.pɐ.ʔɐˈlam] (verb: to notify about)

Verb

ipaalam (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔, complete ipinaalam, progressive ipinaaalam, contemplative ipaaalam)

  1. to have something be approved or permitted
    Ipaalam mo muna sa nanay mo ang pag-alis mo.
    Get permission from your mother first for your departure.
    (literally, “Have your departure be given permission by your mother first.”)

Conjugation

Verb

ipaalám (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜉᜀᜎᜋ᜔, complete ipinaalam, progressive ipinaaalam, contemplative ipaaalam)

  1. to notify about; to inform about; to let to be known
    Synonyms: ipasabi, ipabatid, ipabalita, ipagbigay-alam
    Ipaalam mo sa pulis ang nangyari, dali!
    Let the police know what had happened, hurry!

Conjugation

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