bugbugin
bugbugín with stress marks
to beat [him/her] up
From root: bugbog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binugbog
bi-nug-BOG
beat up
Present (Incomplete)
binubugbog
bi-nu-bug-BOG
is being beaten up
Future (Contemplated)
bubugbugin
bu-bug-bu-GIN
will be beaten up
Usage Note
Bugbugin is the object-focus infinitive of bugbog, placing the victim of a beating at the center of the action. Used in news reporting, crime narratives, and colloquial accounts of physical altercations. The root bugbog also functions as a noun referring to bruises or a severe beating, and informally as an adjective meaning badly beaten.
Examples
" Huwag mong bugbugin ang aso. "
Natural Translation
Don't beat up the dog.
Literal Translation
Don't you beat-up the dog.
" Bugbugin daw nila ang magnanakaw. "
Natural Translation
They reportedly beat up the thief.
Literal Translation
Beat-up reportedly they the thief.
" Ayon sa balita, binugbog ng mga magnanakaw ang guwardiya bago nila nakuha ang laman ng kaha de yero. "
Natural Translation
According to the news, the robbers beat up the guard before they got the contents of the safe.
Literal Translation
According to news, beat-up of the robbers the guard before they got the contents of safe.
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