kunyapit
kunyápit with stress marks
hold tightly
Usage Note
Kunyapit describes the act of clinging or holding on firmly, often out of fear, affection, or desperation. It is used both literally and figuratively, and conveys a stronger intensity of grip or attachment than the more neutral kapit.
Examples
" Kumunyapit ka nang mahigpit. "
Natural Translation
Hold on tight.
Literal Translation
Cling you adverb-marker tight.
" Kunyapit ang bata sa nanay niya dahil sa takot. "
Natural Translation
The child held tightly to his/her mother out of fear.
Literal Translation
Held-tightly the child to-the mother his/her because-of fear.
" Mahigpit na kumunyapit ang bata sa braso ng kanyang ina nang marinig niya ang malakas na kulog sa labas. "
Natural Translation
The child clung tightly to her mother's arm when she heard the loud thunder outside.
Literal Translation
Tight that clung the child to arm of her mother when heard she the loud that thunder at outside.
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