kupkupin
kupkupín with stress marks
to shelter [someone]
From root: kupkop
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinupkop
ki-nup-KOP
sheltered
Present (Incomplete)
kinukupkop
ki-nu-kup-KOP
is being sheltered
Future (Contemplated)
kukupkupin
ku-kup-ku-PIN
will be sheltered
Usage Note
Kupkupin is the object-focus infinitive of kupkop, used when the person or creature being sheltered or taken in is the natural focus. It carries the same nurturing, protective connotation as its actor-focus partner magkupkop and is common in discussions of fostering, adoption, and charitable care.
Examples
" Gusto naming kupkupin ang aso. "
Natural Translation
We want to take in the dog.
Literal Translation
Want our to-shelter the dog.
" Nais namin na kupkupin ang mga ulila. "
Natural Translation
We desire to shelter the orphans.
Literal Translation
Desire our to shelter the orphans.
" Matapos mamatay ang kanilang mga magulang, ang mabait na tiyahin ang nagpasyang kupkupin ang tatlong bata. "
Natural Translation
After their parents died, it was the kind aunt who decided to take in the three children.
Literal Translation
After died the their parents, the kind aunt the decided to-shelter the three children.
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