pakitirin
to make something narrow
From root: kitid
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinakitid
pi-na-ki-TID
made something narrow
Present (Incomplete)
pinapakitid
pi-na-pa-ki-TID
making something narrow
Future (Contemplated)
papakitirin
pa-pa-ki-ti-RIN
will make something narrow
Usage Note
Pakitirin is used when describing the act of reducing the width of a physical object, such as a road, a garment, or a passage. It is more common in formal or technical descriptions than in everyday casual speech where more general terms for shrinking are used.
Examples
" Pakitirin mo ang damit. "
Natural Translation
Make the dress narrower.
Literal Translation
Make-narrow you the dress.
" Kailangan mong pakitirin ang daan. "
Natural Translation
You need to make the road narrow.
Literal Translation
Need you make-narrow the road.
" Sinabi ng mananahi na pakitirin niya ang bewang ng pantalon para magkasya nang maayos sa akin. "
Natural Translation
The tailor said she would make the waist of the pants narrower so they would fit me properly.
Literal Translation
Said by tailor that make-narrow she the waist of pants so fit properly on me.
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