Pakitirin (en. Please press)

/paki.ti.rin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

A form of verb that commands or requests an action.

Please tell Maria to press the light.

Pakisabi kay Maria na pakitirin ang ilaw.

please look

a request to check or look at something.

pakitingin

to hit

Expresses an action that can be inferred from the context of pakitirin.

tira

To poke or prod someone's stomach

I feel like poking Juan because of his laughter!

Parang gusto kong pakitirin si Juan sa tawa niya!

A type of joking

In conversations like these, I often like to joke around.

Sa mga ganitong usapan, madalas akong nagpapakitirin.

To ask or meddle in someone else's personal life

Don't poke your nose into my life, it's none of your business!

Huwag kang pakitirin sa buhay ko, wala kang pakialam!