From root: bukid
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binukid
bi-nu-KID
farmed
Present (Incomplete)
binubukid
bi-nu-bu-KID
farming
Future (Contemplated)
bubukirin
bu-bu-ki-RIN
will farm
Usage Note
Bukirin is used when referring to the act of cultivating or converting a specific area of land into a farm field. It is more literary in nature and less frequently used in casual conversation than synonymous terms like magbukid.
Examples
" Gusto naming bukirin ang lupa. "
Natural Translation
We want to farm the land.
Literal Translation
Want we farm the land.
" Gusto niyang bukirin ang lupa rito. "
Natural Translation
He wants to farm the land here.
Literal Translation
Want he farm the land here.
" Matagal nang nakatiwangwang ang lupaing ito, kaya nagpasya ang mga magsasaka na bukirin ito muli sa darating na tag-ulan. "
Natural Translation
This land has long been left idle, so the farmers decided to farm it again in the coming rainy season.
Literal Translation
Long already idle the land this, so decided the farmers that farm it again in the coming rainy-season.
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