sinsinin
sinsinín with stress marks
to make it denser
From root: sinsin
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sininsin
si-NIN-sin
made denser
Present (Incomplete)
sinisinsin
si-ni-SIN-sin
is being made denser
Future (Contemplated)
sisinsinin
si-sin-si-NIN
will be made denser
Usage Note
Sinsinin is the object-focus form of sinsin, used when the thing being made denser, more compact, or more thorough is the grammatical focus. It applies equally to physical density — tightly packed materials — and figurative thoroughness, such as an investigation or search effort.
Examples
" Sinsinin mo ang tahi. "
Natural Translation
Make the stitching denser.
Literal Translation
Make-denser you the stitching.
" Kailangan mong sinsinin ang pagkakahabi ng tela. "
Natural Translation
You need to make the weave of the fabric denser.
Literal Translation
Need you to-make-denser the weaving of fabric.
" Hiniling ng pinuno na sinsinin pa ng mga imbestigador ang kanilang paghahanap upang walang anumang ebidensiyang malampasan. "
Natural Translation
The chief asked the investigators to make their search even more thorough so that no evidence would be missed.
Literal Translation
Requested by chief that to-make-denser more by the investigators the their searching so that no any evidence to-be-overlooked.
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