From root: yakap
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
yumakap
yu-MA-kap
hugged
Present (Incomplete)
yumayakap
yu-ma-YA-kap
hugging
Future (Contemplated)
yayakap
ya-YA-kap
will hug
Usage Note
Yumakap is used when the focus is on the person performing the action of embracing another. It is frequently used in narrative or emotional contexts to describe a gesture of comfort, affection, or a warm greeting.
Examples
" Yumakap ang bata sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
The child hugged her.
Literal Translation
Hugged the child to her.
" Gusto niyang yumakap sa kanyang ina. "
Natural Translation
She wants to hug her mother.
Literal Translation
Want he/she to-hug to his/her mother.
" Pagdating niya sa bahay galing sa matagal na biyahe, mabilis na yumakap sa kanya ang kanyang mga anak. "
Natural Translation
When he arrived home from the long trip, his children quickly hugged him.
Literal Translation
Arrival his at house from the long trip, quickly hugged to him the his children.
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