hasain
hasáin with stress marks
to sharpen [it]
From root: hasà
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinasa
hi-na-SA
sharpened
Present (Incomplete)
hinahasa
hi-na-ha-SA
is being sharpened
Future (Contemplated)
hahasain
ha-ha-sa-IN
will be sharpened
Usage Note
Hasain is the object-focus infinitive of hasà, used when the blade, skill, or faculty being sharpened is the grammatical focus. It is equally at home in the literal sense — sharpening a bolo or kitchen knife — and in the figurative sense of honing one's mind or capabilities; the actor-focus partner is maghasa.
Examples
" Hasain mo ang gunting. "
Natural Translation
Sharpen the scissors.
Literal Translation
Sharpen you the scissors.
" Paki-hasain ang lumang itak sa likod ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
Please sharpen the old machete behind the house.
Literal Translation
Please-sharp the old machete at back of house.
" Bago tayo umalis sa bukid, hasain mo muna ang itak para madali nating maputol ang matitigas na sanga. "
Natural Translation
Before we leave for the field, sharpen the machete first so we can easily cut the hard branches.
Literal Translation
Before we leave to field, sharpen you first the machete so easily we to-cut the hard branches.
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