Usage Note
Apak describes the state of being barefoot — walking without footwear. In the Philippines, walking barefoot is common inside homes (shoes are typically removed at the door) and in rural areas. The word also appears in the related verb apakin and the homonym ápak (step, footprint) where the stress falls on the first syllable.
Examples
" Apak ang mga bata sa labas. "
Natural Translation
The children are barefoot outside.
Literal Translation
Barefoot the children in outside.
" Masakit ang apák sa bato. "
Natural Translation
Stepping barefoot on stones is painful.
Literal Translation
Painful the barefoot in stone.
" Naglakad kaming apak sa mainit na buhangin habang naghahanap ng kabibe sa tabing-dagat. "
Natural Translation
We walked barefoot on the hot sand while looking for shells along the shore.
Literal Translation
Walked we barefoot in hot sand while searching of shell at shore.
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