From root: tinapay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtinapay
nag-ti-NA-pay
made bread
Present (Incomplete)
nagtitinapay
nag-ti-ti-NA-pay
making bread
Future (Contemplated)
magtitinapay
mag-ti-ti-NA-pay
will make bread
Usage Note
Magtinapay is used to describe the act of making or selling bread, often implying it as a livelihood or a regular household task. It is a more traditional term that is less frequent in casual conversation than using 'mag-bake' or 'gumawa ng tinapay'.
Examples
" Marunong siyang magtinapay. "
Natural Translation
She knows how to make bread.
Literal Translation
Knows-how she to-make-bread.
" Natuto siyang magtinapay sa bakery. "
Natural Translation
He learned how to make bread at the bakery.
Literal Translation
Learned he to make bread at bakery.
" Maagang gumigising ang lola ko para magtinapay dahil ito ang ipinambubuhay namin sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
My grandmother wakes up early to make bread because this is how we make a living in the province.
Literal Translation
Early wakes-up the grandmother my to make-bread because this the means-of-living we in province.
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