sipsipin
sipsipín with stress marks
to suck [it]
From root: sipsip
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinipsip
si-nip-SIP
sucked
Present (Incomplete)
sinisipsip
si-ni-sip-SIP
is being sucked
Future (Contemplated)
sisipsipin
si-sip-si-PIN
will be sucked
Usage Note
Sipsipin is the object-focus form of sipsip, used when the liquid or object being sucked is the grammatical focus. Because sipsip also carries the colloquial meaning of bootlicking or flattery, context — literal drinking versus figurative sycophancy — determines interpretation.
Examples
" Sipsipin mo ang gatas. "
Natural Translation
Suck the milk.
Literal Translation
Suck you the milk.
" Ginamit niya ang straw para sipsipin ang natitirang juice sa baso. "
Natural Translation
She used the straw to suck the remaining juice in the glass.
Literal Translation
Used he/she the straw for to-suck the remaining juice in glass.
" Dahan-dahan niyang sinipsip ang mainit na sabaw habang nakikinig sa kuwento ng kanyang lola. "
Natural Translation
He slowly sipped the hot broth while listening to his grandmother's story.
Literal Translation
Slowly he sucked the hot broth while listening to story of his grandmother.
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