binibili

Binibili is a Tagalog verb form derived from the root bili, meaning to buy. It is used to convey passive voice and indicates that the object of the sentence is what is being bought, or can be bought. In Tagalog grammar, binili (past tense, passive) and binibili (present or habitual passive) are related forms, while bibili (future, actor-focused) marks who will do the buying. The form binibili therefore often appears in phrases describing items or goods that are bought or bought regularly.

Morphology and tense can vary with context. Binili signals that a purchase has already occurred (the item was bought). Binibili describes an ongoing or general purchasing situation (items that are bought or are purchasable in a given context). Bibili expresses a future purchase by someone. There is also mabibili, meaning “can be bought” or “available for purchase,” used to indicate feasibility or availability.

Usage notes. Binibili commonly appears in sentences about goods, services, or market behavior. It is frequently used in relative clauses to describe items that are bought, as in “ang mga damit na binibili sa tindahan” (the clothes that are bought at the store). It can also appear in passive constructions like “binibili ng marami ang produktong ito” (this product is bought by many people). The form is widely used in everyday speech and in written Filipino to discuss commerce, consumer choices, and purchasing dynamics.

Related terms include bili (to buy), pagbili (the act of buying), and mabibili (can be bought). Binibili contrasts with bibili, the future, actor-focused form meaning “will buy.”