alamin
Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word alamin in the Tagalog Dictionary.Definition for the Tagalog word alamin:
alamín 

[verb] to find out something; to figure out something; to know something
*Note: focus on the thing known/to be knownVerb conjugations of alamin:
Focus:
Infinitive:
Completed (Past):
Uncompleted (Present):
Contemplated (Future):
This verb does not have a standard subject-focused verb counterpart', i.e., there are no such words like "umalam" or "mag-alam". Maybe that's because knowing is always focused on the thing to be known.
Usage Note: "Alamin" is not used when its focus is on a named or known person. "Kilalanin" is used instead because this word suggests knowing more about the person than just his/her name.
Usage Note: "Alamin" is not used when its focus is on a named or known person. "Kilalanin" is used instead because this word suggests knowing more about the person than just his/her name.
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Related Filipino Words:
alámmalamankinalamankaalamánpaképakialámmaalammapag-alamánpakialamerowaláng pakéRelated English Words:
knowget to knowfind outknewknowsknowingfound outfinding outfinds outfigurefigure outfiguresfiguredfiguringfigured outfigures outfiguring out
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