From root: akyat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
umakyat
u-mak-YAT
climbed
Present (Incomplete)
umaakyat
u-ma-ak-YAT
climbing
Future (Contemplated)
aakyat
a-ak-YAT
will climb
Usage Note
Umakyat is used when physically climbing objects like stairs, mountains, or trees, and is the actor-focus form of the root word. In a social context, it is also frequently used to describe the act of entering someone's home or going upstairs to visit.
Examples
" Umakyat ang bata sa puno. "
Natural Translation
The child climbed the tree.
Literal Translation
Climbed the child at tree.
" Umakyat siya sa bundok. "
Natural Translation
She climbed the mountain.
Literal Translation
Climb she at mountain.
" Maaga kaming umakyat sa bundok upang maabutan namin ang pagsikat ng araw mula sa tuktok. "
Natural Translation
We climbed the mountain early so that we could catch the sunrise from the summit.
Literal Translation
Early we climbed at mountain so-that catch we the rise of sun from the summit.
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