magkabit
to attach
From root: kabit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkabit
nag-KA-bit
attached
Present (Incomplete)
nagkakabit
nag-ka-KA-bit
is attaching
Future (Contemplated)
magkakabit
mag-ka-KA-bit
will attach
Usage Note
Magkabit is the actor-focus mag- form of kabit, used when the person doing the attaching is the grammatical subject. It is common in technical, construction, and installation contexts — hanging curtains, wiring cable, fitting fixtures — and the object-focus counterpart ikabit shifts focus to the item being attached.
Examples
" Magkabit ka ng kurtina. "
Natural Translation
Hang up a curtain.
Literal Translation
Attach you of curtain.
" Gusto ko na magkabit ng salamin sa pader. "
Natural Translation
I want to attach a mirror to the wall.
Literal Translation
Want I to attach of mirror on wall.
" Bago dumating ang mga bisita, kailangan pa naming magkabit ng mga ilaw sa hardin para mas maganda ang tanawin sa gabi. "
Natural Translation
Before the guests arrive, we still need to attach some lights in the garden so the view at night looks nicer.
Literal Translation
Before arrive the guests, need still we to-attach of lights in garden so more beautiful the view at night.
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