humatak
humátak with stress marks
to pull
From root: hatak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
humatak
hu-MA-tak
pulled
Present (Incomplete)
humahatak
hu-ma-HA-tak
is pulling
Future (Contemplated)
hahatak
ha-HA-tak
will pull
Usage Note
Humatak is the actor-focus infinitive of hatak, covering any pulling or drawing motion — ropes, chains, attention, or crowds. It is widely used in both physical and figurative contexts: a performer who humahatak ng manonood draws in audiences, and the object-focus partner is hatakin or hilahin depending on dialect and register.
Examples
" Tulungan mo akong humatak. "
Natural Translation
Help me pull.
Literal Translation
Help you me-to pull.
" Kailangan humatak ng mabigat na lubid sa laro. "
Natural Translation
It is necessary to pull a heavy rope in the game.
Literal Translation
Need to pull of heavy rope in game.
" Sabay-sabay silang humatak sa lubid upang mailigtas ang baka na nahulog sa putikan. "
Natural Translation
They pulled the rope all together in order to rescue the cow that fell into the mud.
Literal Translation
Together they pull on rope so-that be-rescued the cow that fell in muddy-place.
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