haplusin
haplusín with stress marks
to caress [him/her]
From root: haplos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinaplos
hi-NA-plos
caressed
Present (Incomplete)
hinahaplos
hi-na-HA-plos
is being caressed
Future (Contemplated)
hahaplusin
ha-hap-lu-SIN
will be caressed
Usage Note
Haplusin is the object-focus infinitive of haplos, used when the person or surface being gently caressed is the grammatical focus. It retains the tender quality of the root and is most naturally associated with caring for babies, comforting the distressed, or expressing affection; the actor-focus partner is humaplos.
Examples
" Haplusin mo ang aso. "
Natural Translation
Stroke the dog.
Literal Translation
Caress you the dog.
" Nais niya na haplusin ang umiiyak na bata. "
Natural Translation
They desire to caress the crying child.
Literal Translation
Desire they to caress the crying , child.
" Marahan niyang hinaplos ang ulo ng sanggol hanggang sa tuluyan itong makatulog. "
Natural Translation
She gently caressed the baby's head until it finally fell asleep.
Literal Translation
Gently by-her caressed the head of baby until completely this fall-asleep.
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