magkipkip
magkípkip with stress marks
to tuck under the armpit
From root: kipkip
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkipkip
nag-KIP-kip
tucked under the armpit
Present (Incomplete)
nagkikipkip
nag-ki-KIP-kip
is tucking under the armpit
Future (Contemplated)
magkikipkip
mag-ki-KIP-kip
will tuck under the armpit
Usage Note
Magkipkip is the actor-focus mag- form of kipkip, used for tucking something under one's armpit to carry it — a common gesture for holding books, folders, or bags when the hands are full. The image of a hurried student or office worker tucking papers under one arm is the natural register.
Examples
" Magkipkip ka ng libro mo. "
Natural Translation
Tuck your book under your arm.
Literal Translation
Tuck-under-armpit you of book your.
" Masakit magkipkip ng malaking libro habang naglalakad. "
Natural Translation
It hurts to tuck a big book under your armpit while walking.
Literal Translation
Painful to tuck under armpit of big book while walking.
" Nagmamadali ang estudyante kaya napilitan siyang magkipkip ng mga papel habang hawak ang kape sa kabilang kamay. "
Natural Translation
The student was in a hurry, so he was forced to tuck the papers under his arm while holding his coffee in the other hand.
Literal Translation
Hurrying the student so forced he to-tuck-under-armpit of plural papers while holding the coffee in other hand.
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