sipatin
sipatín with stress marks
to inspect [it]
From root: sipat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinipat
si-NI-pat
inspected
Present (Incomplete)
sinisipat
si-ni-SI-pat
is being inspected
Future (Contemplated)
sisipatin
si-si-pa-TIN
will be inspected
Usage Note
Sipatin is the object-focus form of sipat, used when the thing being carefully inspected or aimed at is the grammatical focus. It implies deliberate, methodical scrutiny — whether sighting a target or examining an object for flaws.
Examples
" Sipatin mo ang pader. "
Natural Translation
Inspect the wall.
Literal Translation
Inspect you the wall.
" Kailangan mong sipatin ang pader para masiguradong diretso ang pagkakatayo. "
Natural Translation
You need to inspect the wall visually to ensure it stands straight.
Literal Translation
Need you to-inspect the wall so to-ensure straight the standing.
" Bago aprubahan ang gusali, maingat na sinipat ng inhinyero ang bawat haligi upang matiyak na walang bitak o kahit anong depekto. "
Natural Translation
Before approving the building, the engineer carefully inspected each post to make sure there were no cracks or any defects at all.
Literal Translation
Before to-approve the building, carefully inspected by engineer the each post to ensure that no crack or even any defect.
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