From root: tsinelas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tsininelasan
tsi-ni-ne-la-SAN
put slippers on someone
Present (Incomplete)
tsinitsinelasan
tsi-ni-tsi-ne-la-SAN
putting slippers on someone
Future (Contemplated)
tsitsinelasan
tsi-tsi-ne-la-SAN
will put slippers on someone
Usage Note
Tsinelasan is used when putting slippers on someone, such as a child or an elderly person, or colloquially to refer to hitting someone with a slipper as a form of discipline. It is a common household term that focuses on the person receiving the action.
Examples
" Tsinelasan ko ang anak ko. "
Natural Translation
I put slippers on my child.
Literal Translation
Put-slippers-on I the child my.
" Kailangan mong tsinelasan ang bata. "
Natural Translation
You need to put slippers on the child.
Literal Translation
Need you put-slippers-on the child.
" Tsinelasan ng ina ang bata bago sila lumabas dahil mainit ang semento sa labas ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
The mother put slippers on the child before they went out because the cement outside the house was hot.
Literal Translation
Put-slippers-on by-the mother the child before they go-out because hot the cement at outside of house.
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