From root: kurap
Usage Note
Pagkurap is the pag- nominalization of kurap (to blink), converting the reflex action into a countable noun — the act or instance of blinking. It is used when the blinking action itself is the topic, as in medical or observational descriptions, and contrasts with the stative pakurap-kurap, which describes someone in the ongoing state of blinking repeatedly.
Examples
" Mabilis ang pagkurap niya. "
Natural Translation
His blinking is fast.
Literal Translation
Fast the act-of-blinking his.
" Mabilis ang pagkurap ng kanyang mata. "
Natural Translation
The blinking of his/her eyes is fast.
Literal Translation
Fast the act-of-blinking of his/her eye.
" Pinag-aralan ng doktor ang dalas ng pagkurap ng pasyente upang malaman kung may problema sa mga mata nito. "
Natural Translation
The doctor studied the frequency of the patient's blinking to find out if there was a problem with the eyes.
Literal Translation
Studied by-doctor the frequency of act-of-blinking of patient so-that know if has problem in the eyes of-this.
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