From root: nipis
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinanipis
pi-na-ni-PIS
made thin
Present (Incomplete)
pinapanipis
pi-na-pa-ni-PIS
making thin
Future (Contemplated)
papanipisin
pa-pa-ni-pi-SIN
will make thin
Usage Note
Panipisin is used when giving instructions to reduce the thickness of an object, such as when slicing meat, rolling dough, or shaving wood. It is an object-focus verb, emphasizing the item being thinned rather than the person performing the action.
Examples
" Panipisin mo ang masa. "
Natural Translation
Make the dough thin.
Literal Translation
Make-thin you the dough.
" Gusto niyang panipisin ang papel. "
Natural Translation
She wants to make the paper thin.
Literal Translation
Want she make-thin the paper.
" Para mas malutong ang biskwit, panipisin mo ang masa bago mo ilagay sa hurno. "
Natural Translation
So the biscuits are crispier, make the dough thin before you put it in the oven.
Literal Translation
For more crispy the biscuit, make-thin you the dough before you put in oven.
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