magsalapid
magsalapíd with stress marks
to braid
From root: salapid
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsalapid
nag-sa-la-PID
braided
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasalapid
nag-sa-sa-la-PID
is braiding
Future (Contemplated)
magsasalapid
mag-sa-sa-la-PID
will braid
Usage Note
Magsalapid is the actor-focus mag- form of salapid, used when the person doing the braiding is the sentence topic. It applies to hair, rope, rattan, and other fiber materials, with the object-focus partner salapirin foregrounding the material being braided; hair-braiding is the most common everyday context.
Examples
" Marunong siyang magsalapid ng buhok. "
Natural Translation
She knows how to braid hair.
Literal Translation
Knows she to-braid of hair.
" Hilig ng kapatid ko ang magsalapid tuwing umaga. "
Natural Translation
My sibling's hobby is to braid every morning.
Literal Translation
Hobby of sibling my the to braid every morning.
" Habang naghihintay kami sa kanto, tinuruan ako ng lola kong magsalapid ng buhok gamit ang tatlong hibla. "
Natural Translation
While we were waiting at the corner, my grandmother taught me how to braid hair using three strands.
Literal Translation
While waiting we at corner, taught me by grandmother my to-braid of hair using the three strands.
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