modonar
to donateverb
- Alternative meanings
to give voluntarily; to donate money, food, clothes, blood, time, or aid; to contribute to a cause; to give something without expecting payment
- Pronunciation
moh-doh-NAR
- Root and affixes
Borrowed and adapted from donar/donate. Related to donasyon, donation, and hatag, to give.
- Variants or conjugations
modonar = to donate; midonar = donated; donasyon = donation; mohatag = to give; moamot = to contribute
- Related words and expressions
donation, give, contribution, help, money, food, blood, community
- Meaning and usage notes
Modonar works well in formal or institutional contexts. For “to give” in general, mohatag is more basic. For contributing among several people, moamot may sound more natural.
Modonar ko og pagkaon para sa mga pamilya.
I will donate food for the families.
Midonar sila og kwarta sa organisasyon.
They donated money to the organization.