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siksikin

siksikín with stress marks

to cram [it]

verb sik-si-KIN OF VERB Native origin Less Common

From root: siksik

Conjugations

Past (Completed)

siniksik

si-NIK-sik

crammed

Present (Incomplete)

sinisiksik

si-ni-SIK-sik

is being crammed

Future (Contemplated)

sisiksikin

si-sik-si-KIN

will be crammed

Usage Note

Siksikin is the object-focus -in form of siksik, used when the thing being crammed or compressed is the grammatical focus. It pairs with the actor-focus magsiksik and implies forcing something into a space that is already full or very tight.

Examples

Beginner

" Siksikin mo ang damit sa kahon. "

Natural Translation

Cram the clothes into the box.

Literal Translation

Cram you the clothes in box.

Intermediate

" Sinubukan niyang siksikin ang lahat ng damit sa loob ng maliit na bag. "

Natural Translation

He/She tried to cram all the clothes inside the small bag.

Literal Translation

Tried he/she to cram the all of clothes at inside of small bag.

Advanced

" Kung siksikin mo pa ang mga libro sa estanteng punong-puno na, baka mabali ito at mahulog ang lahat. "

Natural Translation

If you still cram the books into the already-full shelf, it might break and everything could fall.

Literal Translation

If cram you still the books in shelf very-full already, maybe break it and fall the all.

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