tapuson
to finish off; to concludeverb
- Alternative meanings
to finish something; to conclude; to finalize; to complete; to add the final touch; to close an action; to finish off a play or task depending on context
- Pronunciation
tah-POO-sohn
- Root and affixes
From tapos, end or finished. Tapuson means to make something end or to complete something.
- Variants or conjugations
tapuson = to finish off or conclude; humanon = to finish or complete; tiwason = to finalize; kick or shoot = to finish a play in sports depending on the action
- Related words and expressions
end, finished, final, game, ball, work, auction
- Meaning and usage notes
For finishing off a task or idea, tapuson or humanon fit well. In football, use sipaon or tira depending on the action. For auctions, translate rematar through selling/awarding at auction.
Tapuson nato ang trabaho karon.
Let us finish off the work today.
Humanon niya ang istorya sa usa ka kusog nga punto.
They will finish the story with a strong point.
