From root: kapal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinakapal
pi-na-ka-PAL
made thick
Present (Incomplete)
pinapakapal
pi-na-pa-ka-PAL
making thick
Future (Contemplated)
papakapalin
pa-pa-ka-pa-LIN
will make thick
Usage Note
Pakapalin is used when instructing someone to increase the thickness of a physical object, such as a layer of paint, a wall, or even the consistency of a sauce. It follows the object-focus 'pa- -in' structure, where the item being thickened is the grammatical subject of the sentence.
Examples
" Pakapalin mo ang sabaw. "
Natural Translation
Make the soup thick.
Literal Translation
Make-thick you the broth.
" Kailangan mong pakapalin ang pader. "
Natural Translation
You need to make the wall thick.
Literal Translation
Need you make-thick the wall.
" Para mas masarap ang ginataan, pinakapal ng lola ang sarsa sa pamamagitan ng dagdag na gata at kanin. "
Natural Translation
To make the coconut dessert tastier, grandma thickened the sauce by adding more coconut milk and rice.
Literal Translation
So more delicious the coconut-dish, made-thick of grandma the sauce by means of added coconut-milk and rice.
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