sintasan
sintasán with stress marks
to lace it up
From root: sintas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinintasan
si-nin-ta-SAN
laced
Present (Incomplete)
sinisintasan
si-ni-sin-ta-SAN
is being laced
Future (Contemplated)
sisintasan
si-sin-ta-SAN
will be laced
Usage Note
Sintasan is the object-focus form of sintas, placing the shoe or item being laced as the grammatical focus. It is a practical, everyday word with no elevated register, most often heard when getting children ready or preparing for outdoor activity.
Examples
" Sintasan mo ang sapatos mo. "
Natural Translation
Lace up your shoes.
Literal Translation
Lace-up you the shoes your.
" Kailangan mong sintasan ang iyong sapatos para hindi ka madaf. "
Natural Translation
You need to lace up your shoes so you won't trip.
Literal Translation
Need you to-lace-up the your shoes so not you trip.
" Bago kami umalis para mag-jogging, sinintasan kong mabuti ang sapatos ng bata para hindi siya matisod. "
Natural Translation
Before we left to go jogging, I laced up the child's shoes well so that he wouldn't trip.
Literal Translation
Before we left to jog, laced-up I-well the shoes of child so not he trip.
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