From root: ipis
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inipis
i-ni-PIS
infested with cockroaches
Present (Incomplete)
iniipis
i-ni-I-pis
being infested with cockroaches
Future (Contemplated)
iipisin
i-i-pi-SIN
will be infested with cockroaches
Usage Note
Ipisin indicates that an object or area has been overrun by cockroaches, focusing on the thing suffering the infestation.
Examples
" Baka ipisin ang kusina. "
Natural Translation
The kitchen might get infested with cockroaches.
Literal Translation
Maybe infested-with-cockroaches the kitchen.
" Ayaw kong ipisin ang kusina. "
Natural Translation
I don't want the kitchen to be infested with cockroaches.
Literal Translation
Dislike I be-infested-with-cockroaches the kitchen.
" Kung hindi mo aalisin ang mga tira sa lababo, iipisin ang buong kusina bago mo pa ito mapansin. "
Natural Translation
If you don't clear the scraps in the sink, the whole kitchen will get infested with cockroaches before you even notice it.
Literal Translation
If not you remove the scraps in sink, will-be-infested-with-cockroaches the whole kitchen before you even it notice.
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