magsalapsap
magsalapsáp with stress marks
to pare or whittle
From root: salapsap
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsalapsap
nag-sa-lap-SAP
whittled
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasalapsap
nag-sa-sa-lap-SAP
is whittling
Future (Contemplated)
magsasalapsap
mag-sa-sa-lap-SAP
will whittle
Usage Note
Magsalapsap is the actor-focus mag- form of salapsap, used when the person paring or whittling is the sentence subject. It applies to shaving thin layers from bamboo, wood, or similar materials, and pairs with the object-focus salapsapin when the item being pared is the topic.
Examples
" Magsalapsap ka ng kawayan. "
Natural Translation
Whittle the bamboo.
Literal Translation
Whittle you of bamboo.
" Kailangan magsalapsap ng kawayan para sa bakod. "
Natural Translation
It is necessary to whittle the bamboo for the fence.
Literal Translation
Need to whittle of bamboo for fence.
" Bago gawing palaso, kailangan munang magsalapsap ng manipis na kawayan upang kuminis ang dulo nito. "
Natural Translation
Before making it into an arrow, one must first whittle the bamboo thin so that its tip becomes smooth.
Literal Translation
Before make arrow, need first to whittle of thin bamboo so-that become-smooth the tip its.
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