gumapas
gumapás with stress marks
to harvest with a scythe
From root: gapas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
gumapas
gu-ma-PAS
harvested
Present (Incomplete)
gumagapas
gu-ma-ga-PAS
is harvesting
Future (Contemplated)
gagapas
ga-ga-PAS
will harvest
Usage Note
Gumapas is the actor-focus form of gapas, used when the harvester is the grammatical subject. It refers specifically to harvesting grain by cutting stalks at the base with a scythe or sickle, making it a foundational term in Philippine rice-farming vocabulary.
Examples
" Gumapas ang tatay sa bukid. "
Natural Translation
Dad harvested with a scythe in the field.
Literal Translation
Harvested-with-scythe the dad in field.
" Masipag gumapas ang mga magsasaka sa bukid. "
Natural Translation
The farmers on the farm are industrious at harvesting with a scythe.
Literal Translation
Industrious to harvest with a scythe the farmer on farm.
" Bago pa magmadaling-araw, gumapas na ang mga magsasaka sa malawak na palayan upang matapos bago tumaas ang araw. "
Natural Translation
Even before dawn, the farmers were already harvesting with scythes in the wide rice field so they could finish before the sun rose high.
Literal Translation
Before still dawn, harvested-with-scythe already the farmers in wide rice-field so-that finish before rises the sun.
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