sumiping
sumíping with stress marks
to lie beside
From root: siping
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumiping
su-MI-ping
lay beside
Present (Incomplete)
sumisiping
su-mi-SI-ping
is lying beside
Future (Contemplated)
sisiping
si-SI-ping
will lie beside
Usage Note
Sumiping is the actor-focus form of siping, describing the act of lying or sleeping beside someone. It is most common in familial contexts — particularly a child sleeping next to a parent — reflecting the widespread Filipino practice of shared sleeping arrangements.
Examples
" Sumiping ang bata sa nanay. "
Natural Translation
The child lay beside the mother.
Literal Translation
Lay-beside the child to mother.
" Gusto ng pusa na sumiping sa kanyang amo habang natutulog. "
Natural Translation
The cat likes to lie beside its owner while sleeping.
Literal Translation
Want of cat to-lie-beside to its master while sleeping.
" Tuwing kumukulog sa gabi, sumisiping ang maliit kong anak sa amin dahil natatakot siyang matulog mag-isa. "
Natural Translation
Whenever it thunders at night, my little child lies beside us because he is afraid to sleep alone.
Literal Translation
Every thunders at night, lying-beside the little my child to us because afraid he to-sleep alone.
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