From root: yakap
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
iniyakap
i-ni-YA-kap
wrapped around
Present (Incomplete)
iniyayakap
i-ni-ya-YA-kap
wrapping around
Future (Contemplated)
iiyakap
i-i-YA-kap
will wrap around
Usage Note
Iyakap is used when specifying an object, such as arms or a blanket, to be wrapped around someone or something in an embrace or protective manner. It focuses on the instrument or item being used to perform the act of hugging.
Examples
" Iyakap mo ang kumot sa bata. "
Natural Translation
Wrap the blanket around the child.
Literal Translation
Wrap-around you the blanket at child.
" Kailangan mong iyakap ang kumot. "
Natural Translation
You need to wrap the blanket around it.
Literal Translation
Need you wrap-around the blanket.
" Dahil sa lamig ng gabi, iniyakap ng ina ang makapal na tuwalya sa natutulog na sanggol. "
Natural Translation
Because of the cold night, the mother wrapped the thick towel around the sleeping baby.
Literal Translation
Because at cold of night, wrapped-around of mother the thick that towel at sleeping that baby.
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