What is the meaning of Ipatong?

• A. To place something on top of another.
• B. To cut or trim something.
• C. To relocate or transfer something.
• D. Mistake or error in Filipino.

Answer: (A)

Ipatong is the causative form of the root verb patong, which means to place on top. The i- prefix signals making or causing someone to do the action, so ipatong means to cause something to be placed on top of another thing. In everyday use, it carries the sense of putting one object onto another, such as placing a book on the table. For example, ipatong mo ang libro sa mesa means “place the book on the table.”

The other meanings don’t fit because they involve different actions: cutting or trimming uses words like gupit or putol; relocating uses ilipat; and a mistake uses mali or kamalian.