From root: paa
Usage Note
Nakapaa describes someone not wearing any footwear, which is common inside Filipino households.
Examples
" Nakapaa ang mga bata sa buhangin. "
Natural Translation
The children are barefoot on the sand.
Literal Translation
Barefoot the plural children on sand.
" Bakit ka nakapaa sa labas? "
Natural Translation
Why are you barefoot outside?
Literal Translation
Why you barefoot at outside?
" Naglakad kaming nakapaa sa basang lupa dahil naiwan namin ang aming mga tsinelas sa bahay. "
Natural Translation
We walked barefoot on the wet ground because we left our slippers at home.
Literal Translation
Walked we barefoot on wet ground because left we the our plural slippers at house.
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