tiimin
tiímin with stress marks
to clench [it]
From root: tiim
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tiniim
ti-NI-im
clenched
Present (Incomplete)
tinitiim
ti-ni-TI-im
is being clenched
Future (Contemplated)
titiimin
ti-ti-I-min
will be clenched
Usage Note
Tiimin is the object-focus infinitive of tiim, used when the specific body part — lips, jaw, or teeth — being pressed or clenched is the grammatical focus. Most naturally paired with bagang or labi as the direct object, making tiimin ang bagang and tiimin ang labi its most common collocations.
Examples
" Tiimin mo ang iyong bagang. "
Natural Translation
Clench your jaw.
Literal Translation
To-clench you the your molars.
" Kailangan mong tiimin ang iyong ngipin para hindi ka sumigaw sa sakit. "
Natural Translation
You need to clench your teeth so you won't shout in pain.
Literal Translation
Need you to-clench the your teeth so not you to-shout in pain.
" Tuwing iniiniksyunan siya, tinitiim niya ang kanyang labi para hindi mapansin ng nars na natatakot siya. "
Natural Translation
Whenever she gets an injection, she clenches her lips so the nurse won't notice that she is afraid.
Literal Translation
Whenever injected she, clench she the her lips so not to-notice by nurse that afraid she.
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