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What is the difference between "pakibigay mo ito" and "pakibigyan mo ito"
May 28, 2016 10:17 AM
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Pakibigay mo ito. = Please give this. - “ito” is the direct object
Pakibigyan mo ito. = Please give (something) to this. -“ito is the indirect object
To illustrate –
Situation: John, Mary, and Paul are siblings. Their ages are 10, 7, and 3, respectively.
1. John is giving a piece of chocolate to Paul through Mary:
John: “Mary, PAKIBIGAY MO ITO kay Paul.” = Mary, please give this to Paul. - "ito" is the piece of chocolate.
2. John sees Mary opening a box of chocolates. John tells Mary to give some to Paul, who happens to be beside him:
John: “Mary, PAKIBIGYAN MO ITO.” = Mary, please give some to this (gesturing at Paul). - John very informally refers to Paul as “ito”. Replacing “ito” with “si Paul” will make the statement "politically correct". :-)
May 29, 2016
pakibigay mo ito is please give this.
pakibigyan mo ito is please give something to this person.
pakibigay is please give (the something).
pakibigyan is this person, please give something to him/her.
December 22, 2016
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Afrikaans, Dutch, English, Filipino (Tagalog), French
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