From root: sapatos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinapatos
i-si-na-PA-tos
wore the shoes
Present (Incomplete)
isinasapatos
i-si-na-sa-PA-tos
wearing the shoes
Future (Contemplated)
isasapatos
i-sa-sa-PA-tos
will wear the shoes
Usage Note
Isapatos is used when focusing on a specific pair of shoes being put on, often used in commands or when putting shoes on someone else like a child.
Examples
" Isapatos mo na ito. "
Natural Translation
Put these shoes on now.
Literal Translation
Wear-the-shoes you now this.
" Kailangan mong isapatos ang bago mong binili. "
Natural Translation
You need to wear the shoes the ones you newly bought.
Literal Translation
Need you to wear the shoes the new you bought.
" Isapatos mo muna ang bata bago kayo lumabas dahil basa pa ang kalsada mula sa ulan kanina. "
Natural Translation
Put the shoes on the child first before you go out because the road is still wet from the rain earlier.
Literal Translation
Wear-the-shoes you first the child before you go-out because wet still the road from the rain earlier.
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