kapkapan
kapkapán with stress marks
to frisk [it/them]
From root: kapkap
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinapkapan
ki-nap-ka-PAN
frisked
Present (Incomplete)
kinakapkapan
ki-na-kap-ka-PAN
is being frisked
Future (Contemplated)
kakapkapan
ka-kap-ka-PAN
will be frisked
Usage Note
Kapkapan is the object-focus -an form of kapkap, used when the person whose body is being searched is the grammatical focus. The -an suffix treats the person as the location of the search action, which is the standard construction in law-enforcement and security contexts.
Examples
" Kinapkapan siya ng gwardya. "
Natural Translation
The guard frisked him.
Literal Translation
Frisked he by-the guard.
" Tungkulin ng gwardya na kapkapan ang mga papasok na tao. "
Natural Translation
It is the guard's duty to frisk people coming in.
Literal Translation
Duty of guard to frisk the entering people.
" Bago kami pinapasok sa konsiyerto, kinapkapan ng mga security ang aming mga bag at katawan. "
Natural Translation
Before we were let into the concert, the security guards frisked our bags and bodies.
Literal Translation
Before we let-enter to-the concert, frisked by-the security the our bags and bodies.
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