sapinan
sapinán with stress marks
to line [it]
From root: sapin
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinapinan
si-na-pi-NAN
lined
Present (Incomplete)
sinasapinan
si-na-sa-pi-NAN
is being lined
Future (Contemplated)
sasapinan
sa-sa-pi-NAN
will be lined
Usage Note
Sapinan is the locative object-focus -an form of sapin, used when the surface being lined or padded is the grammatical focus. The root sapin refers to an underlayer — a mat, cloth, or padding placed beneath an object for protection or cushioning — and is unrelated to sapin-sapin, the layered glutinous rice delicacy that shares a resemblance in name only.
Examples
" Sapinan mo ng tela ang mesa. "
Natural Translation
Line the table with cloth.
Literal Translation
Line you with cloth the table.
" Kailangan mong sapian ng malinis na papel ang loob ng kahon. "
Natural Translation
You need to line the inside of the box with clean paper.
Literal Translation
Need you to-line with clean paper the inside of box.
" Bago ilagay ang mainit na kaldero, sinapinan muna namin ng makapal na tela ang ibabaw ng mesa para hindi ito mapaso. "
Natural Translation
Before placing the hot pot, we first lined the surface of the table with a thick cloth so it would not get scorched.
Literal Translation
Before to-put the hot pot, lined first we with thick cloth the surface of table so that not it get-scorched.
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