ikabit
to attach [it]
From root: kabit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinabit
i-ki-NA-bit
attached
Present (Incomplete)
ikinakabit
i-ki-na-KA-bit
is being attached
Future (Contemplated)
ikakabit
i-ka-KA-bit
will be attached
Usage Note
Ikabit is the object-focus i- form of kabit, used when the item being fastened or connected is the grammatical focus. It is preferred in technical and installation contexts — wiring, plumbing, assembling hardware — where what gets attached matters more than who attaches it, and pairs with the actor-focus magkabit.
Examples
" Ikabit mo ang kable. "
Natural Translation
Attach the cable.
Literal Translation
Attach you the cable.
" Dapat mo na ikabit ang ID mo. "
Natural Translation
You should attach your ID.
Literal Translation
Should you attach the ID your.
" Bago mo buksan ang makina, siguraduhin mong tama ang pagkakabit ng lahat ng kawad sa tamang puwesto. "
Natural Translation
Before you turn on the machine, make sure that all the wires are correctly attached in their proper places.
Literal Translation
Before you open the machine, make-sure you correct the attaching of all of wire in correct position.
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