From root: apoy
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inapoy
i-na-POY
was caught in fire
Present (Incomplete)
inaapoy
i-na-a-POY
is being caught in fire
Future (Contemplated)
aapuyin
a-a-pu-YIN
will be caught in fire
Usage Note
Apuyin is used to describe something being engulfed or set on fire, though it is less common in modern conversation than synonyms like sunugin.
Examples
" Huwag mong apuyin ang damo. "
Natural Translation
Don't set the grass on fire.
Literal Translation
Don't you catch-fire the grass.
" Ayaw kong apuyin ang lumang papel. "
Natural Translation
I don't want the old paper to catch fire.
Literal Translation
Dislike I catch-fire the old paper.
" Inilayo namin ang mga lumang kahon sa kalan upang hindi maaksidenteng apuyin ng tumalsik na baga. "
Natural Translation
We moved the old boxes away from the stove so they wouldn't accidentally be set on fire by a flying ember.
Literal Translation
Moved-away we the old boxes from the stove so not accidentally catch-fire by-the flew ember.
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