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piliin

Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word piliin in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word piliin:

piliin

[verb] to choose something; to select something; to single out something; to pick out something

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Verb conjugations of piliin:

Focus:

Object Root: piliConjugation Type: -In Verb

Infinitive:

Completed (Past):

Uncompleted (Present):

Contemplated (Future):

Infinitive:

piliin

Completed (Past):

pinilì

Uncompleted (Present):

pinipilì

Contemplated (Future):

pipiliin

Verb family:

piliin

mamilì |

pumilì |

mapilì |

mákapilì |

pagpilián |

papiliin |

ipilì

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Piliin Example Sentences in Tagalog: (14)

Example sentences hand-crafted by professional Filipino teachers and writers.

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Pinilì kong magbitíw bilang pinuno ng grupo.

I chose to resign as the group's leader.

Pinipilì ko siyáng magíng kagrupo.

I choose him as my groupmate.

Pinipilì ko ang siyénsiyá kaysa relihiyón.

I choose science over religion.

Lagì kong pinipilì kung anó ang tamà.

I always choose what is right.

Pinilì ni Josh na saktán ang pusò ni Aurora.

Josh chose to break Aurora's heart.

Pinilì niyá ang ikaapat na opsiyón.

She chose the fourth option.

Pinilì ni Agatha ang mas makabuluháng karera.

Agatha chose a more meaningful career.

Pinilì ng batà ang aklát.

The child chose the book.

Pinipilì ng kontrabida ang kadiliman.

The villain chooses the darkness.

Piliin mo kung alín ang gustó mo.

Choose the item that you like.

User-submitted Example Sentences (4):

User-submitted example sentences from Tatoeba who have self reported as being fluent in Tagalog.

Pinili ni Tomas na tumira sa Boston.

Tatoeba user-submitted sentence

Tom chose to live in Boston.

Pipiliin ko ang mamatay kaysa magnakaw.

Tatoeba user-submitted sentence

I would rather die than steal from others.

Mas pipiliin ko ang pamamasyal kaysa sa panonood ng palabas.

Tatoeba user-submitted sentence

I prefer going for a walk to seeing the movie.

Mga kaibigan: isang pamilya kung saan pinipili natin ang mga miyembro.

Tatoeba user-submitted sentence

Friends: a family of which we chose the members.

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How to pronounce piliin:

PILIIN AUDIO CLIP:

Markup Code:
[rec:19538]

Related Filipino Words:

pilî pilì mapilì pumilì pagpilì mapilì mamilì pagpipilian pamimilì mákapilì

Related English Words:

choose chose choosing chosen chooses select selects selected selecting single out singled out singling out pick picks picked picking pick out picked out

Grammatical Ligature:

This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
piliing

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