katkatin
katkatín with stress marks
to scrape off [it]
From root: katkat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinatkat
ki-NAT-kat
scraped off
Present (Incomplete)
kinakatkat
ki-na-KAT-kat
is being scraped off
Future (Contemplated)
kakatkatin
ka-kat-ka-TIN
will be scraped off
Usage Note
Katkatin is the object-focus -in form of katkat, focusing on the material being scraped, chipped, or peeled away from a surface — dried mud, old paint, barnacles, rust. The root suggests persistent, systematic removal rather than a single scrape; it is conceptually related to kaskasin, though kaskas implies more of a grating motion while katkat implies lifting material off a surface.
Examples
" Katkatin mo ang lumang pintura. "
Natural Translation
Scrape off the old paint.
Literal Translation
Scrape-off you the old paint.
" Kailangan mo na katkatin ang kalawang sa lumang bakal. "
Natural Translation
You need to scrape off the rust on the old iron.
Literal Translation
Need you to scrape off the rust on old iron.
" Mahirap katkatin ang tuyong putik na dumikit sa gulong, kaya kailangan mo ng matigas na kahoy o metal. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to scrape off the dried mud that stuck to the tire, so you need a hard piece of wood or metal.
Literal Translation
Hard to-scrape-off the dry mud that stuck on tire, so need you of hard wood or metal.
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