From root: sipit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinipit
si-NI-pit
picked up or clipped with tongs
Present (Incomplete)
sinisipit
si-ni-SI-pit
picking up or clipping with tongs
Future (Contemplated)
sisipitin
si-si-pi-TIN
will pick up or clip with tongs
Usage Note
Sipitin is used when picking up items like food, ice, or laundry using tools like tongs, tweezers, or clothespins. It highlights the action of using a pincer-like tool to grip or secure an object.
Examples
" Sipitin mo ang yelo. "
Natural Translation
Pick up the ice with tongs.
Literal Translation
Pick-up-with-tongs you the ice.
" Kailangan mong sipitin ang buhok mo. "
Natural Translation
You need to pick up your hair with tongs.
Literal Translation
Need you pick-up-or-clip the hair your.
" Mas malinis kung sisipitin mo ang karne sa ihawan kaysa hawakan ito ng kamay mo. "
Natural Translation
It's more hygienic if you pick up the meat from the grill with tongs rather than hold it with your hand.
Literal Translation
More clean if will-pick-up-with-tongs you the meat at grill than hold it of hand your.
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