dangkalin
dangkalín with stress marks
to measure [it] by hand-span
From root: dangkal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinangkal
di-nang-KAL
measured
Present (Incomplete)
dinadangkal
di-na-dang-KAL
is being measured
Future (Contemplated)
dadangkalin
da-dang-ka-LIN
will be measured
Usage Note
Dangkalin is the object-focus infinitive of dangkal, a traditional Philippine unit of length measured by the spread between the outstretched thumb and forefinger. It is used when the thing being measured by this hand-span method is the grammatical focus, and evokes pre-metric folk measurement practices still referenced in crafts and carpentry.
Examples
" Dangkalin mo ang tela. "
Natural Translation
Measure the cloth by hand-span.
Literal Translation
Measure-by-hand-span you the cloth.
" Kailangan ko na dangkalin ang mesa na ito. "
Natural Translation
I need to measure this table by hand-span.
Literal Translation
Need I to measure by hand-span the table , this.
" Sabi ng lolo ko, dapat kong dangkalin ang bawat tabla bago ito putulin upang hindi masayang ang materyales. "
Natural Translation
My grandfather said I should measure each plank by hand-span before cutting it so the materials are not wasted.
Literal Translation
Said of grandfather my, should I measure-by-hand-span the each plank before it to-cut so-that not wasted the materials.
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