What is Expiate in Tagalog?
EXPIATE IN TAGALOG – There are several English words that do not have a direct translation in Filipino, that’s why we need context to fully translate them.

In this article, we are going to learn about the Tagalog translation of this word based on context.
Expiate means to make amends.
In Tagalog, it can be translated as “MAGBAYAD-SALA.”
Here are some example sentences using this word:
- He tried to expiate his crimes by giving money to the church.
- Yom Kippur is the holy day on which Jews are expected to expiate sins committed during the past year.
- John shoveled snow for three months to expiate for breaking his neighbor’s window.
- During the sentencing, the victim’s mother said there was no way the murderer could expiate for killing her only child.
- Jack had no idea how he was going to expiate the fact he forgot his wedding anniversary.
- The boy gave his younger sister a cookie to expiate for stepping on her doll’s head.
In Tagalog, the aforementioned sentences could be translated as:
- Sinubukan niyang bayaran ang kanyang mga krimen sa pamamagitan ng pagbibigay ng pera sa simbahan.
- Ang Yom Kippur ay ang banal na araw kung saan ang mga Hudyo ay inaasahang magbayad-sala sa mga kasalanang nagawa noong nakaraang taon.
- Si John ay namala ng niyebe sa loob ng tatlong buwan upang magbayad-sala sa pagsira sa bintana ng kanyang kapitbahay.
- Sa panahon ng paghatol, sinabi ng ina ng biktima na walang paraan ang mamamatay-tao para mabayaran ang pagpatay sa kanyang nag-iisang anak.
- Walang ideya si Jack kung paano niya mapapatawad ang katotohanang nakalimutan niya ang anibersaryo ng kanyang kasal.
- Binigyan ng batang lalaki ang kanyang nakababatang kapatid na babae ng cookie upang magbayad-sala dahil sa pagtapak sa ulo ng kanyang manika.
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