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humagis

humagís with stress marks

to throw

verb hu-ma-GIS AF VERB Native origin Rare

From root: hagis

Conjugations

Past (Completed)

humagis

hu-ma-GIS

threw

Present (Incomplete)

humahagis

hu-ma-ha-GIS

is throwing

Future (Contemplated)

hahagis

ha-ha-GIS

will throw

Usage Note

Humagis is the actor-focus form of hagis, used when the thrower is the subject. The object-focus conveyance partner ihagis is more frequent in everyday speech when the thrown object is foregrounded, but humagis is the standard choice when emphasizing the actor's action.

Examples

Beginner

" Humagis siya ng bola. "

Natural Translation

He threw a ball.

Literal Translation

Threw he of ball.

Intermediate

" Masarap humagis ng bato sa malawak na lawa. "

Natural Translation

It feels nice to throw a rock into a wide lake.

Literal Translation

Nice to throw of rock into wide , lake.

Advanced

" Bilang laro tuwing tag-init, humahagis kami ng mga maliliit na bato sa tubig para makita kung sino ang pinakamalayo. "

Natural Translation

As a game every summer, we throw small stones into the water to see who can reach the farthest.

Literal Translation

As game every summer, throwing we of plural small stone into water so to see if who the farthest.

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