kamkamin
kamkamín with stress marks
to seize [it]
From root: kamkam
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinamkam
ki-NAM-kam
seized
Present (Incomplete)
kinakamkam
ki-na-KAM-kam
is being seized
Future (Contemplated)
kakamkamin
ka-kam-ka-MIN
will be seized
Usage Note
Kamkamin is the object-focus form of kamkam, used when the property being seized is the grammatical focus. The verb retains its strongly negative charge regardless of focus — there is no neutral sense of this word.
Examples
" Ayaw nilang kamkamin ang lupa. "
Natural Translation
They do not want to seize the land.
Literal Translation
Not-want they to-seize the land.
" Nais nila na kamkamin ang kapangyarihan sa bayan. "
Natural Translation
They desire to seize power in the town.
Literal Translation
Desire they to seize the power in town.
" Sinikap ng mga makapangyarihan na kamkamin ang lupain ng mga magsasaka sa pamamagitan ng mga pekeng dokumento. "
Natural Translation
The powerful ones tried to seize the farmers' land by means of fake documents.
Literal Translation
Strove of the powerful to-seize the land of the farmers through of fake documents.
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