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.pɐˈʔaː.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 be requested to be 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		ipa-
root word		alam
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		ipaalam
complete		ipinaalam pinaalam
progressive		ipinapaalam pinapaalam
contemplative		ipapaalam

Verb

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

1. to be notified about; to be informed about; to be let 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		ipa-
root word		alam
trigger		object
aspect
infinitive		ipaalam
complete		ipinaalam pinaalam
progressive		ipinapaalam pinapaalam
contemplative		ipapaalam

See also

• ipatalastas