tumipak
tumipák with stress marks
to break off a chunk
From root: tipak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumipak
tu-mi-PAK
broke off a chunk
Present (Incomplete)
tumitipak
tu-mi-ti-PAK
is breaking off a chunk
Future (Contemplated)
titipak
ti-ti-PAK
will break off a chunk
Usage Note
Tumipak is the actor-focus form of tipak, used when someone breaks or chips off a chunk from a larger whole. It appears in cooking and construction contexts but is less frequent than the noun tipak; note that tipak also carries a colloquial sense of making a sudden windfall profit, though that sense does not extend to the verb.
Examples
" Tumipak siya ng yelo. "
Natural Translation
He broke off a chunk of ice.
Literal Translation
Broke-off-chunk he of ice.
" Mahirap tumipak ng yelo kung wala kang matulis na gamit. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to break off a chunk of ice if you don't have a sharp tool.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-break-off-chunk of ice if none you sharp tool.
" Mahirap tumipak ng matigas na keso kung wala kang matalas na kutsilyo, kaya gumamit na lang ako ng kamay. "
Natural Translation
It's hard to break off a chunk of hard cheese if you don't have a sharp knife, so I just used my hand.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-break-off-chunk of hard cheese if none you sharp knife, so used just I of hand.
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