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.

Related terms

• karapatan

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

• berdapat
• berpendapat
• berpendapatan
• dapatan
• kedapatan
• keterdapatan
• pendapat
• pendapatan
• sedapat
• sedapat-dapatnya
• sependapat

Further reading

• “dapat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

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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

• berpendapat
• berpendapatan
• bersependapat
• dapatan
• dapati
• dapatkan
• kedapatan
• pendapat (“opinon”)
• pendapatan (“salary”)
• perdapat
• sependapat
• terdapat

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

• “dapat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• da't, dat — contraction
• rapat — dialectal, 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

• karampatan
• karapat-dapat
• karapatan
• magindapat
• marapat
• marapatin
• nararapat
• pagindapatin
• pagkamarapat
• papagindapatin

See also

• lapat

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• patda