habulin
habulín with stress marks
to chase [someone]
From root: habol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinabol
hi-NA-bol
chased
Present (Incomplete)
hinahabol
hi-na-HA-bol
is being chased
Future (Contemplated)
hahabulin
ha-ha-bu-LIN
will be chased
Usage Note
Habulin is the object-focus infinitive of habol, used when the thing or person being pursued is the focus. It covers concrete chasing as well as abstract pursuits — deadlines, opportunities, and lost time are all regularly hinuhabolon. Its actor-focus counterpart is humabol.
Examples
" Habulin mo ang bola. "
Natural Translation
Chase the ball.
Literal Translation
Chase you the ball.
" Utos ko sa aso na habulin ang magnanakaw. "
Natural Translation
My order to the dog is to chase the thief.
Literal Translation
Order my to dog to chase the thief.
" Kailangan nating habulin ang deadline bukas, kaya magtrabaho tayo nang mas mabilis ngayon. "
Natural Translation
We need to chase tomorrow's deadline, so let's work faster today.
Literal Translation
Need we to-chase the deadline tomorrow, so work we more fast now.
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