sumiyap
sumiyáp with stress marks
to chirp
From root: siyap
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumiyap
su-mi-YAP
chirped
Present (Incomplete)
sumisiyap
su-mi-si-YAP
is chirping
Future (Contemplated)
sisiyap
si-si-YAP
will chirp
Usage Note
Sumiyap is the actor-focus form of siyap, with the chirping bird or chick as the grammatical focus. It is also used metaphorically to describe a person — often a child or nervous speaker — with a thin, high-pitched voice.
Examples
" Sumiyap ang sisiw. "
Natural Translation
The chick chirped.
Literal Translation
Chirped the chick.
" Nagsimulang sumiyap ang mga ibon sa labas ng aking bintana. "
Natural Translation
The birds started to chirp outside my window.
Literal Translation
Started to-chirp the birds at outside of my window.
" Tuwing madaling-araw, sumisiyap ang mga maya sa bubong na para bang ginigising ang buong kapitbahayan. "
Natural Translation
Every dawn, the sparrows chirp on the roof as if waking up the whole neighborhood.
Literal Translation
Every dawn, chirping the sparrows at roof as if waking-up the whole neighborhood.
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