From root: sipilyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinipilyo
i-si-ni-PI-lyo
brushed with or for someone
Present (Incomplete)
isinisipilyo
i-si-ni-si-PI-lyo
brushing with or for someone
Future (Contemplated)
isisipilyo
i-si-si-PI-lyo
will brush with or for someone
Usage Note
Isipilyo is used when brushing someone else's teeth, such as a child or an elderly person, or when specifying the toothbrush used for the action. It highlights the beneficiary of the act or the instrument being utilized.
Examples
" Isipilyo mo ang ngipin ng bata. "
Natural Translation
Brush the child's teeth.
Literal Translation
Brush-for you the teeth of child.
" Kailangan mong isipilyo ang ngipin niya. "
Natural Translation
You need to brush his teeth.
Literal Translation
Need you brush-for the teeth of-him.
" Tuwing gabi, isinisipilyo ko ang ngipin ng aking lola dahil hindi na niya kaya itong gawin mag-isa. "
Natural Translation
Every night, I brush my grandmother's teeth because she can no longer do it on her own.
Literal Translation
Every night, brushing-for I the teeth of my grandmother because not anymore she able this do alone.
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