tahipin
tahipín with stress marks
to winnow [it]
From root: tahip
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinahip
ti-NA-hip
winnowed
Present (Incomplete)
tinatahip
ti-na-TA-hip
is being winnowed
Future (Contemplated)
tatahipin
ta-ta-hi-PIN
will be winnowed
Usage Note
Tahipin is the object-focus form of tahip, used when the grain or rice being winnowed is the grammatical focus. It pairs naturally with magtahip when a speaker wants to emphasize the specific batch of grain being processed rather than the person doing the work.
Examples
" Tahipin mo ang bigas. "
Natural Translation
Winnow the rice.
Literal Translation
Winnow you the rice.
" Kailangan mong tahipin ang bigas para matanggal ang mga ipa. "
Natural Translation
You need to winnow the rice to remove the chaff.
Literal Translation
Need you to-winnow the rice so to-remove the chaff.
" Bago lutuin ang bigas, kailangan mo munang tahipin ito upang matanggal ang mga ipa at maliliit na bato. "
Natural Translation
Before cooking the rice, you first need to winnow it to remove the chaff and small stones.
Literal Translation
Before cook the rice, need you first winnow it so to-remove the chaff and small stones.
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