tirintasin
tirintasín with stress marks
to braid [it]
From root: tirintas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinirintas
ti-ni-rin-TAS
braided
Present (Incomplete)
tinitirintas
ti-ni-ti-rin-TAS
is being braided
Future (Contemplated)
titirintasin
ti-ti-rin-ta-SIN
will be braided
Usage Note
Tirintasin is the object-focus form of tirintas, used when the hair being braided is the grammatical focus of the sentence. It pairs with magtirintas as the AF counterpart; use tirintasin when the instruction or request centers on what is being braided rather than on who is doing the braiding.
Examples
" Tirintasin mo ang buhok ko. "
Natural Translation
Braid my hair.
Literal Translation
Braid you the hair my.
" Gusto ng kapatid ko na tirintasin ang aking mahabang buhok ngayon. "
Natural Translation
My sibling wants to braid my long hair today.
Literal Translation
Want of sibling my to-braid the my long hair today.
" Bago kami umalis papuntang paaralan, tinitirintas pa ng aking nanay ang mahaba kong buhok tuwing umaga. "
Natural Translation
Before we leave for school, my mother still braids my long hair every morning.
Literal Translation
Before we leave going-to school, being-braided still by my mother the long my hair every morning.
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