higupin
higupín with stress marks
to slurp [it]
From root: higop
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinigop
hi-ni-GOP
slurped
Present (Incomplete)
hinihigop
hi-ni-hi-GOP
is being slurped
Future (Contemplated)
hihigupin
hi-hi-gu-PIN
will be slurped
Usage Note
Higupin is the object-focus infinitive of higop, used when the liquid being slurped — broth, soup, a hot drink — is the grammatical focus. It is culturally neutral in informal Philippine dining contexts and commonly heard in instructions or invitations to eat while food is still hot; the actor-focus partner is humigop.
Examples
" Higupin mo na ang sabaw. "
Natural Translation
Go ahead and slurp the broth.
Literal Translation
Slurp you now the broth.
" Huwag mo na higupin ang sabaw nang napakalakas. "
Natural Translation
Do not slurp the broth too loudly.
Literal Translation
Do not you to slurp the broth too loudly.
" Sabi ng lola, higupin namin ang sabaw habang mainit pa para mas masarap at hindi masayang ang lasa. "
Natural Translation
Grandmother said we should slurp the broth while it is still hot so it tastes better and the flavor is not wasted.
Literal Translation
Said of grandmother, slurp we the broth while hot still so-that more delicious and not wasted the flavor.
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