From root: haba
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinahaba
pi-na-HA-ba
caused to be long
Present (Incomplete)
pinapahaba
pi-na-pa-HA-ba
causing to be long
Future (Contemplated)
papahabain
pa-pa-ha-ba-IN
will cause to be long
Usage Note
Pahabain is used when expressing the need to lengthen a physical object or extend the duration of an event, such as a meeting or a story. It focuses on the intentional act of making something longer in either space or time.
Examples
" Pahabain mo ang lubid. "
Natural Translation
Make the rope longer.
Literal Translation
Lengthen you the rope.
" Kailangan mong pahabain ang pisi. "
Natural Translation
You need to make the rope longer.
Literal Translation
Need you cause-to-be-long the rope.
" Pinahaba ng guro ang pulong dahil marami pang tanong ang mga magulang tungkol sa proyekto. "
Natural Translation
The teacher extended the meeting because the parents still had many questions about the project.
Literal Translation
Lengthened by-teacher the meeting because many still questions the parents about project.
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