kumaskas
kumáskas with stress marks
to scrape
From root: kaskas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kumaskas
ku-MAS-kas
scraped
Present (Incomplete)
kumakaskas
ku-ma-KAS-kas
is scraping
Future (Contemplated)
kakaskas
ka-KAS-kas
will scrape
Usage Note
Kumaskas is the actor-focus -um- form of kaskas, used for scraping or grating — most familiarly in the kitchen when grating coconut. The reduplication in the root is onomatopoeic, evoking the rasping sound of the action; colloquially it can also mean to speed past something.
Examples
" Kumaskas siya ng niyog. "
Natural Translation
She grated coconut.
Literal Translation
Scraped she of coconut.
" Mahirap kumaskas ng dumi sa ilalim ng kawali. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to scrape dirt from the bottom of the pan.
Literal Translation
Hard to scrape of dirt at bottom of pan.
" Matagal akong kumaskas ng sunog na kanin sa ilalim ng kaldero bago ko ito tuluyang nalinis. "
Natural Translation
I scraped the burnt rice at the bottom of the pot for a long time before I finally got it clean.
Literal Translation
Long-time I scraped of burnt rice at bottom of pot before by-me it fully cleaned.
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