humikbi
humíkbi with stress marks
to sob
From root: hikbi
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
humikbi
hu-MIK-bi
sobbed
Present (Incomplete)
humihikbi
hu-mi-HIK-bi
is sobbing
Future (Contemplated)
hihikbi
hi-HIK-bi
will sob
Usage Note
Humikbi is the actor-focus infinitive of hikbi, describing the broken, heaving cry of deep grief. Because sobbing is intrinsically intransitive, the -um- form is the sole standard verbal form, and there is no canonical object-focus counterpart.
Examples
" Tumigil na siyang humikbi. "
Natural Translation
She has stopped sobbing.
Literal Translation
Stopped already she to-sob.
" Narinig ko ang bata na humikbi sa loob ng kwarto. "
Natural Translation
I heard the child sob inside the room.
Literal Translation
Heard I the child , to sob inside of room.
" Hindi niya napigil ang sarili at humikbi siya nang malakas habang yakap-yakap ang larawan ng kanyang ina. "
Natural Translation
She could not hold herself back and sobbed loudly while clutching the photo of her mother.
Literal Translation
Not she held-back the self and sobbed she loudly while embracing the photo of her mother.
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