tumapak
tumapák with stress marks
to step
From root: tapak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumapak
tu-ma-PAK
stepped
Present (Incomplete)
tumatapak
tu-ma-ta-PAK
is stepping
Future (Contemplated)
tatapak
ta-ta-PAK
will step
Usage Note
Tumapak is the actor-focus form of tapak, built with the -um- infix, and emphasizes the act of placing a foot down — stepping into a puddle, treading barefoot on a surface, or setting foot on ground symbolically. The root tapak also functions as a noun meaning sole of the foot or footprint; the object-focus partner is tapakan.
Examples
" Huwag kang tumapak sa putik. "
Natural Translation
Don't step in the mud.
Literal Translation
Don't you step in mud.
" Bawal tumapak nang walang suot na tsinelas dito. "
Natural Translation
It is forbidden to step here without wearing slippers.
Literal Translation
Forbidden to-step without wear , slippers here.
" Mag-ingat kang tumapak sa basang sahig dahil madulas ito at baka ka madapa kapag hindi ka maingat. "
Natural Translation
Be careful stepping on the wet floor because it's slippery and you might fall if you aren't careful.
Literal Translation
Be-careful you to-step on wet floor because slippery this and might you fall when not you careful.
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