magtupi
magtupî with stress marks
to fold
From root: tupi
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtupi
nag-tu-PI
folded
Present (Incomplete)
nagtutupi
nag-tu-TU-pi
is folding
Future (Contemplated)
magtutupi
mag-tu-TU-pi
will fold
Usage Note
Magtupi is the actor-focus form of tupi, where the person folding is the grammatical subject. It is common in everyday domestic contexts — folding freshly washed clothes, pleating fabric, or creasing paper — and the root tupi also refers to the fold or pleat itself.
Examples
" Magtupi ka ng mga damit. "
Natural Translation
Fold the clothes.
Literal Translation
Fold you of clothes.
" Tungkulin kong magtupi ng mga kumot tuwing umaga. "
Natural Translation
It is my duty to fold the blankets every morning.
Literal Translation
Duty my to-fold of blankets every morning.
" Habang nagtutupi ako ng mga labadang kumot, ikinukuwento ng nanay ang kaniyang mga alaala noong bata pa siya. "
Natural Translation
While I was folding the laundered blankets, my mother was telling stories of her memories from when she was still young.
Literal Translation
While folding I of laundered blankets, is-telling by-mother the her memories when child still she.
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