manatili

Tagalog

Etymology

From man- +‎ sa- +‎ tili (“constancy”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /manaˈtili/ [mɐ.nɐˈtiː.lɪ]
    • Rhymes: -ili
  • IPA^(key): /manaˈtiliʔ/ [mɐ.nɐˈtiː.lɪʔ] (colloquial)
• Syllabification: ma‧na‧ti‧li

Verb

manatili (complete nanatili, progressive nananatili, contemplative mananatili, Baybayin spelling ᜋᜈᜆᜒᜎᜒ)

1. to stay; to remain

   Manatili kang nakatayo.

   Remain standing.

Inflection

Verb conjugation for manatili

Affix		Root word			Trigger
mang- ᜋᜅ᜔		satili ᜐᜆᜒᜎᜒ			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
manatili ᜋᜈᜆᜒᜎᜒ	nanatili ᜈᜈᜆᜒᜎᜒ	nananatili ᜈᜈᜈᜆᜒᜎᜒ	mananatili ᜋᜈᜈᜆᜒᜎᜒ	formal	kapananatili ᜃᜉᜈᜈᜆᜒᜎᜒ	panatili1 ᜉ ᜈᜆᜒᜎᜒ
				informal	kakapanatili ᜃᜃᜉᜈᜆᜒᜎᜒ kapapanatili ᜃᜉᜉᜈᜆᜒᜎᜒ
1 Not used in Standard Tagalog. Dialectal use only.

Related terms

• panatili

 

Further reading

• “manatili” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021