Papanumbalikin (en. To return something)

/pa.pah.num.ba.li.kin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
verb
The act of returning an object to its previous state or location.
We need to return the lost documents to the office.
Kailangan nating papanumbalikin ang mga nawalang dokumento sa opisina.
The action of receiving an object again after possession.
The company will return the laptop borrowed by the employee.
Ang kumpanya ay papanumbalikin ang laptop na inutang ng empleyado.
Returning a material or immaterial object to its sought condition.
We must restore nature to its former purity.
Dapat nating papanumbalikin ang kalikasan sa kanyang dating kadalisayan.

Etymology

From the root word 'numbalik' meaning to return or restore, followed by a preposition.

Common Phrases and Expressions

return the debt
Repaying the debt that has accumulated.
papanumbalikin ang utang
return the lost items
Restoring items that were lost or misplaced.
papanumbalikin ang mga nawalang bagay

Related Words

return
The root word meaning to return or go back.
numbalik
restoration
The act of restoring or returning to a former state.
pagsasauli

Slang Meanings

to return
Are you going to return the book you borrowed?
Papanumbalikin mo ba ang libro na hiniram mo?
you're coming back?
You said you would come back, right?
Sabi mo, papanumbalikin ka na di ba?
fix the left items
You need to return the leftover items at home.
Kailangan mo nang papanumbalikin ang mga naiwang gamit sa bahay.