sangkapan
To equip in Tagalog is sangkapan.
The word sangkapan is used to express the act of supplying something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task.
Meaning: to supply with something necessary in order to carry out a specific action or task (verb)
Did you know?
- While sangkapan means 'to equip', the root sangkap is the standard word for a cooking 'ingredient'. This frames the act of equipping a person or task as though one is adding ingredients to a recipe.
- In Filipino legal proceedings, sangkap is used as a technical term to describe an 'essential element' of a crime. A lawyer must prove every sangkap of a law was violated for a conviction.
- If you are equipping a house with furniture, using sangkapan can sound strange because it implies preparing for a specific task. Filipinos instead use lagyan ng gamit, which literally means 'to put things in'.
Examples in context
- Kailangan nating sangkapan ang kusina ng bagong gamit.We need to equip the kitchen with new tools.
Example conversation
Jasmine and Ricardo are preparing for a hiking trip.
- JasmineRicardo, handa na ba ang mga gamit natin?Ricardo, is our gear ready?
- RicardoOo, kailangan ko lang sangkapan ang bag natin ng flashlight.Yes, I just need to equip our bag with a flashlight.
- JasmineSige, ako naman ang maghahanda ng pagkain.Okay, I will prepare the food instead.
- RicardoSalamat, Jasmine. Tara na!Thanks, Jasmine. Let's go!
