hapay
hapáy with stress marks
slanting; unsteady, leaning
Usage Note
Hapay describes something that is leaning, tilted, or on the verge of toppling — a fence bent by wind, a drunk person swaying, or a plant weighed down by rain. The image is of something that has lost its upright stability. Often used after typhoons or to describe someone who is very tired.
Examples
" Hapay ang bakod. "
Natural Translation
The fence is leaning.
Literal Translation
Leaning the fence.
" Hapay ang mga halaman sa hardin matapos ang malakas na ulan. "
Natural Translation
The plants in the garden were leaning over after the heavy rain.
Literal Translation
Leaning the plants in-the garden after-of the heavy rain.
" Matapos ang malakas na bagyo, hapay na ang mga puno ng saging sa likod-bahay at halos sumayad na sa lupa ang mga bunga. "
Natural Translation
After the strong typhoon, the banana trees in the backyard were leaning over and their fruit nearly touched the ground.
Literal Translation
After the strong typhoon, leaning now the trees of banana in back-house and almost touched now to ground the fruits.
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