umipit
umipít with stress marks
to clamp
From root: ipit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
umipit
u-mi-PIT
clamped
Present (Incomplete)
umiipit
u-mi-i-PIT
is clamping
Future (Contemplated)
iipit
i-i-PIT
will clamp
Usage Note
Umipit is the actor-focus -um- form of ipit, used when the agent doing the clamping or pressing is the subject. The clamping agent need not be human — a door, machine, or surface can be the subject — and the form pairs with the object-focus ipitin.
Examples
" Baka umipit ang daliri mo. "
Natural Translation
Your finger might get clamped.
Literal Translation
Might clamp the finger your.
" Mahirap umipit ng makapal na papel gamit ang maliit na clip. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to clamp thick paper using a small clip.
Literal Translation
Hard to clamp of thick paper using the small clip.
" Biglang sumara ang pinto at umipit sa kamay ng bata, kaya napaiyak siya sa sobrang sakit na naramdaman. "
Natural Translation
The door suddenly closed and clamped on the child's hand, so he burst into tears from the intense pain he felt.
Literal Translation
Suddenly closed the door and clamped on hand of child, so cried he in extreme pain that felt.
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