matapilok
matapilók with stress marks
to twist one's ankle
From root: tapilok
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
natapilok
na-ta-pi-LOK
twisted [an] ankle
Present (Incomplete)
natatapilok
na-ta-ta-pi-LOK
is twisting [an] ankle
Future (Contemplated)
matatapilok
ma-ta-ta-pi-LOK
will twist [an] ankle
Usage Note
Matapilok is the actor-focus accidental form of tapilok, and because ankle twisting is inherently involuntary the ma- prefix is the only natural construction — there is no clean object-focus counterpart. It is frequently heard in everyday conversation after mishaps on uneven pavements or stairs.
Examples
" Baka ka matapilok diyan. "
Natural Translation
You might twist your ankle there.
Literal Translation
Might you twist-ankle there.
" Madaling matapilok kapag mataas ang suot na sapatos. "
Natural Translation
It is easy to twist your ankle when wearing high shoes.
Literal Translation
Easy to-twist-ankle when high the wear , shoes.
" Natapilok siya habang tumatakbo sa madilim na hagdan kaya hindi siya nakapasok sa trabaho kinabukasan. "
Natural Translation
She twisted her ankle while running down the dark stairs, so she couldn't go to work the next day.
Literal Translation
Twisted-ankle she while running on dark stairs so not she able-enter to work next-day.
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