kunyapitan
kunyapitán with stress marks
to cling to [it]
From root: kunyapit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinunyapitan
ki-nun-ya-pi-TAN
clung to
Present (Incomplete)
kinukunyapitan
ki-nu-kun-ya-pi-TAN
is being clung to
Future (Contemplated)
kukunyapitan
ku-kun-ya-pi-TAN
will be clung to
Usage Note
Kunyapitan is the object-focus locative -an form of kunyapit, used when the surface, rope, rail, or person being clung to is the natural focus. Common in safety instructions and descriptions of physical effort, its actor-focus partner kumunyapit emphasizes the person doing the clinging.
Examples
" Kunyapitan mo ang hawakan. "
Natural Translation
Cling to the handle.
Literal Translation
Cling-to you the handle.
" Dapat mo na kunyapitan ang hawakan ng dyip. "
Natural Translation
You should cling to the jeepney handle.
Literal Translation
Should you to cling to the handle of jeepney.
" Pinayuhan ng kondoktor ang mga pasahero na kunyapitan ang barandilya dahil matarik at madulas ang daan paakyat. "
Natural Translation
The conductor advised the passengers to cling to the railing because the road going up was steep and slippery.
Literal Translation
Advised of conductor the plural passengers to cling-to the railing because steep and slippery the road going-up.
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