magbuhat
magbuhát with stress marks
to lift
From root: buhat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagbuhat
nag-bu-HAT
lifted
Present (Incomplete)
nagbubuhat
nag-bu-bu-HAT
is lifting
Future (Contemplated)
magbubuhat
mag-bu-bu-HAT
will lift
Usage Note
Magbuhat is the actor-focus infinitive of buhat, used when the person doing the lifting or carrying is the grammatical subject. Common in physical labor, moving, and domestic contexts. Note that the root buhat also functions as a preposition meaning 'from' or 'since', making it one of the more lexically versatile roots in Tagalog. The object-focus counterpart is buhatin.
Examples
" Magbuhat ka ng tubig. "
Natural Translation
Carry some water.
Literal Translation
Lift you of water.
" Magbuhat ka ng mabigat na kahon. "
Natural Translation
Lift a heavy box.
Literal Translation
Lift you of heavy linker box.
" Huwag kang magbuhat ng mabigat habang masakit pa ang likod mo dahil baka lumala pa. "
Natural Translation
Don't lift anything heavy while your back still hurts because it might get worse.
Literal Translation
Don't you lift of heavy while painful still the back your because might worsen more.
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