tapikin
tapikín with stress marks
to tap [someone]
From root: tapik
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinapik
ti-na-PIK
tapped
Present (Incomplete)
tinatapik
ti-na-ta-PIK
is being tapped
Future (Contemplated)
tatapikin
ta-ta-pi-KIN
will be tapped
Usage Note
Tapikin is the object-focus infinitive of tapik, a light, gentle tap on the shoulder or back, used when the person being tapped is the grammatical focus rather than the tapper. Common in everyday social interactions to get someone's attention discreetly without startling them.
Examples
" Tapikin mo siya sa likod. "
Natural Translation
Tap him on the back.
Literal Translation
Tap you him/her on back.
" Subukan mong tapikin ang balikat niya para makuha ang kanyang atensyon. "
Natural Translation
Try to tap their shoulder to get their attention.
Literal Translation
Try you to-tap the shoulder his/her so to-get the his/her attention.
" Mahiyain ako kaya sa halip na sumigaw, dahan-dahan ko na lang tinapik ang kanyang balikat habang abala siya sa trabaho. "
Natural Translation
I'm shy, so instead of shouting, I just gently tapped his shoulder while he was busy with work.
Literal Translation
Shy I so in place of to-shout, slowly I just tapped the his/her shoulder while busy he/she at work.
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