From root: kabog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kumabog
ku-MA-bog
thudded
Present (Incomplete)
kumakabog
ku-ma-KA-bog
is thudding
Future (Contemplated)
kakabog
ka-KA-bog
will thud
Usage Note
Kumabog is the actor-focus -um- form of kabog, covering both the literal thud of something falling and, in modern Filipino slang, the sense of decisively overpowering a rival. The heart is a classic literal collocation; the slang sense is widespread in gaming, sports commentary, and social media, with the object-focus slang partner kabugin.
Examples
" Kumabog ang dibdib ko. "
Natural Translation
My chest pounded.
Literal Translation
Thudded the chest my.
" Nagsimula kumabog ang dibdib ng bata dahil sa takot. "
Natural Translation
The child's chest started to thud out of fear.
Literal Translation
Started to thud the chest of child because of fear.
" Kumabog nang malakas ang puso niya nang biglang lumitaw ang taong matagal na niyang hinahanap. "
Natural Translation
Her heart pounded loudly when the person she had long been looking for suddenly appeared.
Literal Translation
Thudded loudly the heart her when suddenly appeared the person long already she searching.
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