impitin
impitín with stress marks
to suppress [it]
From root: impit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inimpit
i-NIM-pit
suppressed
Present (Incomplete)
iniimpit
i-ni-IM-pit
is being suppressed
Future (Contemplated)
iimpitin
i-im-pi-TIN
will be suppressed
Usage Note
Impitin is the object-focus form of impit, used when the thing being pressed, constricted, or suppressed is the topic. It most often applies to emotions held inside — grief, anger, laughter — and physically to objects being pinched between two surfaces.
Examples
" Mahirap impitin ang galit. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to suppress anger.
Literal Translation
Hard to suppress the anger.
" Sinubukan niya na impitin ang kanyang iyak kanina. "
Natural Translation
They tried to suppress their crying earlier.
Literal Translation
Tried they to suppress the their cry earlier.
" Sa kabila ng mga nakakatawang biro, sinubukan niyang impitin ang tawa upang hindi maistorbo ang seryosong pulong. "
Natural Translation
Despite the funny jokes, she tried to suppress her laughter so as not to disturb the serious meeting.
Literal Translation
Despite the funny jokes, tried she to suppress the laughter so not disturbed the serious meeting.
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