From root: tsinelas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
itsininelas
i-tsi-ni-NE-las
wore as slippers
Present (Incomplete)
itsinitsinelas
i-tsi-ni-tsi-NE-las
wearing as slippers
Future (Contemplated)
iitsinelas
i-i-tsi-NE-las
will wear as slippers
Usage Note
Itsinelas is used when someone wears an item as slippers or uses an object as makeshift footwear. It is often heard in informal household settings, specifically when referring to the act of using shoes like slippers by stepping on the back part.
Examples
" Huwag mong itsinelas ang sapatos. "
Natural Translation
Don't wear the shoes as slippers.
Literal Translation
Don't you wear-as-slippers the shoes.
" Gusto niyang itsinelas ang lumang sapatos. "
Natural Translation
He/She wants to wear as slippers the old shoes.
Literal Translation
Want he/she to wear as slippers the old shoes.
" Lagi siyang pinagagalitan ng nanay niya dahil itsinitsinelas niya ang bagong sapatos sa loob ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
His mother always scolds him because he wears his new shoes as slippers inside the house.
Literal Translation
Always he is-scolded by mother his because wears-as-slippers he the new shoes in inside of house.
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