From root: tapon
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumapon
tu-ma-PON
spilled
Present (Incomplete)
tumatapon
tu-ma-ta-PON
is spilling
Future (Contemplated)
tatapon
ta-ta-PON
will spill
Usage Note
Tumapon is used when liquid or small particles accidentally fall or overflow from a container, emphasizing the action of the substance itself spilling out. It is very common in everyday household situations, such as when soup or water is accidentally knocked over.
Examples
" Tumapon ang kape sa mesa. "
Natural Translation
The coffee spilled on the table.
Literal Translation
Spilled the coffee on table.
" Tumapon ang tubig sa lamesa. "
Natural Translation
The water spilled on the table.
Literal Translation
Spilled the water on table.
" Natabig ko ang baso kaya tumapon ang tubig sa mga papel na kababayad ko pa lang. "
Natural Translation
I knocked the glass over so the water spilled onto the papers that I had just paid for.
Literal Translation
Knocked I the glass so spilled the water on plural paper that just-paid I still only.
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