dapat

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdapat/ [ˈd̪a.pat]
  • Hyphenation: da‧pat

Adjective

dápat (Basahan spelling ᜇᜉᜆ᜔)

  1. necessary
    Synonym: kaipohan

Verb

dápat (Basahan spelling ᜇᜉᜆ᜔)

  1. (pseudo-verb) must; should; ought to
    Tadaw nagkakawat ka? Dapat nag-aadal ka ngunyan.
    Why are you playing? You should be studying by now.
    Dai ako dapat nagduman.
    I shouldn't have come.
    Dapat magduman ako.
    I should have come.
    Dapat sinabi mo an totoo.
    You should have told the truth.

Cebuano

Etymology

Related to apat. Compare Tagalog dapat and Malay dapat.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈdapat/ [ˈd̪a.pɐt̪]

Verb

dapat (Badlit spelling ᜇᜉᜆ᜔)

  1. (pseudoverb) must; should; ought to
    Ngano nagdula ka? Dapat nagtuon ka karon.
    Why are you playing? You should be studying now.
    Dapat unta wala ko moadto.
    I shouldn't have come.
    Dapat moadto ko.
    I should have come.
    Dapat gisulti nimo ang tinuod.
    You should have told the truth.

Noun

dapat (Badlit spelling ᜇᜉᜆ᜔)

  1. that which is right; that which is proper

Anagrams

Hiligaynon

Adjective

dápat

  1. eligible
  2. appropriate, fit, proper

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • dpt (abbreviation)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dapat. Cognate of Hiligaynon dapat, Tagalog dapat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈdapat/ [ˈda.pat̪̚]
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  • Rhymes: -apat
  • Syllabification: da‧pat

Adverb

dapat

  1. can
    Synonym: bisa
    Pemerintah tak dapat menurunkan harga beras.
    The government can not lower the rice price.

Verb

dapat (active mendapat, passive didapat)

  1. to get
    Synonym: dapatkan
  2. to find, encounter, or discover
  3. (figurative, only used in a phrase) to get caught
    Synonym: tertangkap

Derived terms

Further reading

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

  • da't, dat (contraction)

Etymology

Compare Tagalog dapat, Hiligaynon dapat, Malay dapat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəˈpat/ [dəˈpät]
  • Hyphenation: da‧pat

Verb

dapat

  1. (pseudoverb) must; should; ought to; supposed to be
    Ot mamiyalung ka? Dapat mamanigaral naka.
    Why are you playing? You should be studying now.
    Aliku dapat minta.
    I shouldn't have come.
    Dapat minta ku.
    I should have come.
    Dapat sinabi me itang tutu.
    You should have told the truth.

Noun

dapat

  1. that which is right; that which is proper
    Synonyms: mirapat, marapat
  2. movement; motion; move; moving
    Synonyms: galo, kibu, datun
  3. act; action (in drama, etc.)
    Synonyms: aksiyun, gawa, aktu
  4. behavior; manner or way of acting; conduct
    Synonyms: panggawa, ugali, asta
  5. demeanor
    Synonym: asta

Adjective

dapat

  1. right; fitting; appropriate
    Synonyms: istu, bage, masalese
  2. necessary; deserving
    Synonyms: kailangan, karapat-dapat

Derived terms

Malay

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [da.pat]
  • Rhymes: -pat, -at
  • Hyphenation: da‧pat

Verb

dapat (Jawi spelling داڤت, active mendapat, 3rd person passive didapat)

  1. (auxiliary) To be able to; can.
    Synonyms: boleh, mampu, bisa (chiefly Indonesia)
    Adam dapat tersengih sahaja.
    Adam could only grin.
  2. (auxiliary) To succeed in doing.
    Atlit Malaysia dapat meraih dua pingat pada temasya Olimpik 2024.
    The Malaysian athletes succeeded in winning two medals at the 2024 Olympic events.
  3. To get:
    1. To acquire.
      Polis berjaya mendapat maklumat daripada suspek.
      The police succeeded in getting intel from the suspect.
    2. To receive.
      Adam mendapat RM10000 daripada kerjanya setiap minggu!
      Adam gets RM10000 from his work every week!
    3. To understand.
      Adam tak dapat apa yang diajarkan gurunya.
      Adam didn't get what his teacher was teaching.
  4. To find.
    Cari dia sampai dapat.
    Look for him until you find him.

Affixations

Compounds

  • anak dapat
  • dapat durian runtuh, dapat harta karun, dapat harta timbul
  • dapat hati
  • dapat khabar
  • dapat malu
  • dapat tahu
  • dapat tempat
  • dapat terpijak

Descendants

  • North Moluccan Malay: dapa

Further reading

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • da't, datcontraction
  • rapatdialectal, Rizal, informal, uncommon in other dialects

Etymology

Compare Hiligaynon dapat and Malay dapat.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈdapat/ [ˈd̪aː.pɐt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -apat
  • Syllabification: da‧pat

Verb

dapat (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉᜆ᜔)

  1. (pseudoverb) must; should; ought to
    Bakit ka naglalaro? Dapat nag-aaral ka ngayon.
    Why are you playing? You should be studying now.
    Hindi ako dapat pumunta.
    I shouldn't have come.
    Dapat pumunta ako.
    I should have come.
    Dapat sinabi mo 'yung totoo.
    You should have told the truth.

Noun

dapat (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉᜆ᜔)

  1. that which is right; that which is proper
    Synonym: nararapat

Adjective

dapat (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜉᜆ᜔)

  1. right; fitting; appropriate
    Synonyms: tumpak, tama

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • dapat”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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