tipakin
tipakín with stress marks
to break [it] into chunks
From root: tipak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinipak
ti-NI-pak
broke into chunks
Present (Incomplete)
tinitipak
ti-ni-TI-pak
is being broken into chunks
Future (Contemplated)
titipakin
ti-ti-pa-KIN
will be broken into chunks
Usage Note
Tipakin is the object-focus form of tipak, used when the object being broken into chunks — ice, stone, meat — is the grammatical focus. It pairs with tumipak as the AF counterpart and is most naturally encountered in kitchen and construction instructions where the material being chunked is the point of the sentence.
Examples
" Tipakin mo ang yelo. "
Natural Translation
Break the ice into chunks.
Literal Translation
Break-into-chunks you the ice.
" Kailangan mong tipakin ang yelo para magkasya sa baso. "
Natural Translation
You need to break the ice into chunks so it fits in the glass.
Literal Translation
Need you to-break-into-chunks the ice so to-fit in glass.
" Bago ihalo sa inumin, kailangan munang tipakin ang malaking yelo sa mas maliliit na piraso para mabilis itong matunaw. "
Natural Translation
Before mixing it into the drink, the large ice has to be broken into smaller pieces first so it melts quickly.
Literal Translation
Before to-mix in drink, need first to-break-into-chunks the big ice to more small pieces so quickly this to-melt.
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