itakas

Tagalog

Etymology

From i- +‎ takas.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔiˈtakas/ [ʔɪˈt̪aː.xɐs]
  • Rhymes: -akas
  • Syllabification: i‧ta‧kas

Verb

itakas (complete itinakas, progressive itinatakas, contemplative itatakas, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜆᜃᜐ᜔)

  1. to be escaped
    • 2024 September 9, 2:39:38 from the start, in Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations and Gender Equality joint with Committees on Migrant Workers; and Public Order and Dangerous Drugs[1], Senate of the Philippines:
      Bong Revillia: "Tumakas ka ba o itinakas ka?"
      Alice Guo: "Anong difference?"
      Risa Hontiveros: "Ikaw ba yung tumakas, Miss Alice, o yung taong ito, sa papel, tinakas ka niya?"
      Bong Revillia: "Ikaw ba yung tumakas o itinakas ka?
      Bong Revillia: "Did you escape o were you escaped?"
      Alice Guo: "What is the difference?"
      Risa Hontiveros: "Were you the one who escaped, Miss Alice, or this person, on the paper, was the one that escaped you?"
      Bong Revillia: "Were you the one who escaped or were you escaped?