EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
To use something as a layer/lining...
sis; girl...
sis; girl (emphatic)...
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/sa-PI-nin/
FIL: Ang paggamit sa isang bagay bilang sapin.
EN: To use something as a layer/lining
Similar to 'sapinan', but the focus is on the object *being used* as the layer. While 'sapinan' focuses on the surface you're covering ('Sapinan mo ang mesa'), 'sapinin' focuses on the material you're using ('Sapinin mo itong dyaryo sa mesa'). It's the difference between 'to cover the table' and 'to use this newspaper as a cover.'
From 'sapin' (layer) + '-in' suffix.
ROOT MEANING: Underlayer, lining, padding, base
The focus of the action is on the material being used as a layer. The object of the verb is the thing being used as the 'sapin'.
🇵🇭 Maaari mong sapinin ang mga dahon ng saging sa plato.
🇺🇸 You can use the banana leaves as a lining for the plate.
🇵🇭 Itong lumang kumot na lang ang sapinin natin sa sahig para maupuan.
🇺🇸 Let's just use this old blanket as a mat on the floor to sit on.
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Pang-uri
Hindi nagbabago, hindi kumukupas, o hindi natatapos; walang hanggan.