lapirutin
lapirutín with stress marks
to crumple [it]
From root: lapirot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilapirot
ni-la-pi-ROT
crumpled
Present (Incomplete)
nilalapirot
ni-la-la-pi-ROT
is being crumpled
Future (Contemplated)
lalapirutin
la-la-pi-ru-TIN
will be crumpled
Usage Note
Lapirutin is the object-focus infinitive of lapirot, used when the soft object being pinched, squashed, or crumpled between the fingers is the sentence focus. Lapirot is more tactile and finger-specific than general crumpling verbs like lamukusin — it implies the action of the fingertips pressing and deforming a pliable surface, common in food handling and craft contexts.
Examples
" Huwag mong lapirutin ang papel. "
Natural Translation
Don't crumple the paper.
Literal Translation
Don't you crumple the paper.
" Hilig ng bata na lapirutin ang plastik na laro. "
Natural Translation
The child's habit is to crumple the plastic toy.
Literal Translation
Habit of child to crumple the plastic toy.
" Habang nag-iisip siya, hindi niya napapansin na lalapirutin pala ng kanyang mga daliri ang sulat na hawak. "
Natural Translation
While she was thinking, she didn't notice that her fingers were about to crumple the letter she was holding.
Literal Translation
While thinking she, not she notices that will-crumple it-turns-out of her fingers the letter being-held.
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