hubugin
hubugín with stress marks
to shape [it]
From root: hubog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinubog
hi-NU-bog
shaped
Present (Incomplete)
hinuhubog
hi-nu-HU-bog
is being shaped
Future (Contemplated)
huhubugin
hu-hu-bu-GIN
will be shaped
Usage Note
Hubugin is the object-focus infinitive of hubog, where the material or entity being shaped — clay, dough, a person's character — is the grammatical focus. The phrase paghubog ng ugali makes this form familiar in educational, religious, and developmental contexts.
Examples
" Hubugin mo ang masa. "
Natural Translation
Shape the dough.
Literal Translation
Shape you the dough.
" Subukan mo na hubugin ang putik para maging baso. "
Natural Translation
Try to shape the mud to become a cup.
Literal Translation
Try you to shape the mud in-order to become cup.
" Tungkulin ng mga magulang na hubugin ang mabuting ugali ng kanilang mga anak habang bata pa sila. "
Natural Translation
It is the duty of parents to shape the good character of their children while they are still young.
Literal Translation
Duty of the parents to shape the good character of their children while young still they.
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