From root: kurap
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinurap
i-ki-nu-RAP
blinked (one's eyes)
Present (Incomplete)
ikinukurap
i-ki-nu-ku-RAP
blinking (one's eyes)
Future (Contemplated)
ikukurap
i-ku-ku-RAP
will blink (one's eyes)
Usage Note
Ikurap is used when the focus is on the eyes being blinked as the object of the action, often appearing in instructions or formal descriptions. It is specifically used to indicate the physical movement of the eyelids in response to a stimulus or command.
Examples
" Ikurap mo ang iyong mga mata. "
Natural Translation
Blink your eyes.
Literal Translation
Blink you the your plural eye.
" Subukang ikurap ang iyong mga mata. "
Natural Translation
Try to blink (one's eyes) your plural eye.
Literal Translation
Try blink the your plural eye.
" Sinabi ng doktor na ikurap ko ang mga mata tuwing nakakaramdam ako ng pangangati. "
Natural Translation
The doctor told me to blink my eyes whenever I feel an itch.
Literal Translation
Said of doctor that blink I the plural eye whenever feel I of itch.
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