From root: damo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinamuhin
di-na-mu-HIN
became overgrown with weeds
Present (Incomplete)
dinadamuhin
di-na-da-mu-HIN
being overgrown with weeds
Future (Contemplated)
dadamuhin
da-da-mu-HIN
will be overgrown with weeds
Usage Note
Damuhin is used when referring to a place that has become overgrown with weeds or the specific act of clearing that grass. It is primarily used in gardening and agricultural settings to describe land maintenance.
Examples
" Ayaw kong damuhin ang hardin. "
Natural Translation
I don't want the garden to get overgrown with weeds.
Literal Translation
Dislike I overgrown-with-weeds the garden.
" Ayaw kong damuhin ang hardin. "
Natural Translation
I don't want the garden to be overgrown with weeds.
Literal Translation
Dislike I be-overgrown-with-weeds the garden.
" Kapag matagal nating pinabayaan ang bakuran, tiyak na dadamuhin ito at mahihirapan tayong linisin pagbalik ng tag-ulan. "
Natural Translation
If we neglect the yard for too long, it will surely get overgrown with weeds and we'll have a hard time clearing it when the rainy season returns.
Literal Translation
When long we neglect the yard, certain that overgrown-with-weeds it and have-difficulty we clean upon-return of rainy-season.
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