humambalos
humambalós with stress marks
to strike with a club
From root: hambalos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
humambalos
hu-mam-ba-LOS
struck
Present (Incomplete)
humahambalos
hu-ma-ham-ba-LOS
is striking
Future (Contemplated)
hahambalos
ha-ham-ba-LOS
will strike
Usage Note
Humambalos is the actor-focus infinitive of hambalos, used when the striker is the grammatical focus. It implies forceful striking with a long, hard object such as a stick or metal bar, and is more specific than the general humampas.
Examples
" Huwag kang humambalos ng bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't strike a child with a club.
Literal Translation
Don't you strike-with-club of child.
" Delikado humambalos kapag maraming tao sa paligid. "
Natural Translation
Striking with a club is dangerous when there are many people around.
Literal Translation
Dangerous to strike with a club when many person around.
" Sa galit niya, muntik nang humambalos ng kahoy ang lalaki, ngunit pinigilan siya ng kanyang mga kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
In his anger, the man almost struck with a wooden club, but his friends held him back.
Literal Translation
In anger his, almost struck-with-club of wood the man, but held him of his friends.
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