From root: hapon
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinapunan
hi-na-pu-NAN
was perched on
Present (Incomplete)
hinahapunan
hi-na-ha-pu-NAN
is being perched on
Future (Contemplated)
hahapunan
ha-ha-pu-NAN
will be perched on
Usage Note
Hapunan is used to describe birds or insects landing and resting on a specific spot like a branch. While it shares a root with the word for 'afternoon,' in this context it is a more formal or poetic term compared to the more common 'dapo'.
Examples
" Hinapunan ng ibon ang sanga. "
Natural Translation
A bird perched on the branch.
Literal Translation
Perched-on of bird the branch.
" Bawal hapunan ng ibon ang rebulto. "
Natural Translation
It is forbidden for the bird to perch on the statue.
Literal Translation
Forbidden to-perch-on of bird the statue.
" Tuwing umaga ay hinahapunan ng mga maya ang bakod na kawayan na nakatanim sa harap ng aming lumang bahay. "
Natural Translation
Every morning the sparrows perch on the bamboo fence that is planted in front of our old house.
Literal Translation
Every morning is being-perched-on of sparrows the fence that bamboo that planted in front of our old house.
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