mag-imbak
mag-ímbak with stress marks
to store away
From root: imbak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-imbak
nag-IM-bak
stored
Present (Incomplete)
nag-iimbak
nag-i-IM-bak
is storing
Future (Contemplated)
mag-iimbak
mag-i-IM-bak
will store
Usage Note
Mag-imbak is the actor-focus form of imbak, foregrounding the person stocking up or hoarding. It is strongly associated with typhoon preparedness and post-harvest storage — cultural moments when Filipinos collectively provision their households. The object-focus partner imbakin shifts focus to the specific goods being stored.
Examples
" Mag-imbak tayo ng kanin. "
Natural Translation
Let's store away some rice.
Literal Translation
Store-away we of rice.
" Dapat mag-imbak ng pagkain para sa darating na bagyo. "
Natural Translation
We should store away food for the coming typhoon.
Literal Translation
Should store away of food for at coming typhoon.
" Natutunan ng mga magsasaka na mag-imbak ng ani upang may makain pa rin sa panahong tagtuyot. "
Natural Translation
The farmers learned to store away their harvest so they would still have something to eat during the dry season.
Literal Translation
Learned the farmers to store-away of harvest so-that has to-eat still also in season-of drought.
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