ipaalam

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• paalam — informal, nonstandard

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ʔipaˈʔalam/ [ʔɪ.pɐˈʔa.lɐm] (“to get (something) approved”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -alam
  • IPA^(key): /ʔipaʔaˈlam/ [ʔɪ.pɐ.ʔɐˈlam] (“to notify, to inform”, verb)
    • Rhymes: -am
• Syllabification: i‧pa‧a‧lam

Verb

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

1. to get (something) approved or permitted

   Ipaalam mo muna sa nanay mo ang pag-alis mo.

   Get your departure approved by your mother first.

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for ipaalam

Affix	Root word		Trigger
ipa-	alam		object
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
ipaalam	ipinaalam pinaalam	ipinapaalam pinapaalam	ipapaalam

Verb

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

1. to notify about; to inform about; to let be known

   Synonyms: ipasabi, ipabatid, ipabalita, ipagbigay-alam

   Ipaalam mo sa pulis ang nangyari, dali!

   Let the police know what had happened, hurry!

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for ipaalam

Affix	Root word		Trigger
ipa-	alam		object
Aspect
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
ipaalam	ipinaalam pinaalam	ipinapaalam pinapaalam	ipapaalam