From root: tsinelas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tsininelas
tsi-ni-NE-las
hit with a slipper
Present (Incomplete)
tsinitsinelas
tsi-ni-tsi-NE-las
hitting with a slipper
Future (Contemplated)
tsitsinelasin
tsi-tsi-ne-la-SIN
will hit with a slipper
Usage Note
Tsinelasin is commonly used in both disciplinary and humorous contexts, referring to the traditional Filipino practice of using a slipper as a tool for corporal punishment. It functions as an object-focus verb where the person being hit is the grammatical object.
Examples
" Huwag mong tsinelasin ang aso. "
Natural Translation
Don't hit the dog with a slipper.
Literal Translation
Don't you hit-with-slipper the dog.
" Nakita ko siyang tsinelasin ang pader. "
Natural Translation
I saw him hit the wall with a slipper.
Literal Translation
Saw I him hit-with-a-slipper the wall.
" Galit na galit ang nanay kaya muntik na niyang tsinelasin ang batang sumira ng laruan ng kapatid. "
Natural Translation
The mother was so angry that she almost hit the child who broke his sibling's toy with a slipper.
Literal Translation
Angry very the mother so almost she hit-with-slipper the child who broke of toy of sibling.
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