kamalin
kamalín with stress marks
to grab [it] by the handful
From root: kamal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinamal
ki-na-MAL
grabbed
Present (Incomplete)
kinakamal
ki-na-ka-MAL
is being grabbed
Future (Contemplated)
kakamalin
ka-ka-ma-LIN
will be grabbed
Usage Note
Kamalin is the object-focus form of kamal, used when the resource being grabbed or hoarded is the grammatical focus. Like kumamal, it can describe either the neutral act of scooping something by the handful or the morally weighted act of hoarding.
Examples
" Kamalin mo ang buhangin. "
Natural Translation
Grab the sand by the handful.
Literal Translation
Grab-by-handful you the sand.
" Masarap kamalin ang kanin kapag kumakain sa tabing-dagat. "
Natural Translation
It is delightful to grab rice by the handful when eating at the seaside.
Literal Translation
Delightful to grab by handful the rice when eating at seaside.
" Gusto ng bata na kamalin ang mga butil ng bigas, kaya kailangan siyang bantayan ng kanyang ina. "
Natural Translation
The child wants to grab the grains of rice by the handful, so his mother needs to watch over him.
Literal Translation
Want of child to grab-by-handful the grains of rice, so need he to-be-watched by his mother.
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