Pakibutin (en. To make something better or improve)

pa-ki-bu-tin

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

To emphasize or focus on the form of something.

Please improve your speaking skills to be more effective.

Pakibutin ang iyong mga kasanayan sa pagsasalita upang mas maging epektibo ka.

The process of creating or shaping something to be more pleasing.

You need to improve your project before presenting it to the teacher.

Kailangan mong pakibutin ang iyong proyekto bago ito ipakita sa guro.

The act of improving or enhancing quality.

Please enhance the quality of your work to attract clients.

Pakibutin ang kalidad ng iyong trabaho para makuha ang atensyon ng mga kliyente.

Derived from the word 'butil' meaning a small piece or grain and the suffix '-in' indicating a transitive action.

You should improve your presentation.

Make your presentation better.

Pakibutin mo ang iyong presentasyon.

grain

A small part of something, like a grain of rice or any piece.

buti

improvement

The process of improving something.

pagbuti

Please arrange or clean something.

Please tidy up the room, it's such a mess!

Pakibutin naman ang kwarto, ang gulo na kasi!

A request for a simple task.

Can you please grab my things from the back?

Pakibutin mo nga ang mga gamit ko sa likod.

Be careful when doing something.

Handle that carefully, it might break.

Pakibutin mo ang gamit, baka masira.