konserbahin
konserbahín with stress marks
to conserve [it]
From root: konserba
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinonserba
ki-non-SER-ba
preserved
Present (Incomplete)
kinokonserba
ki-no-kon-SER-ba
is being preserved
Future (Contemplated)
kokonserbahin
ko-kon-ser-ba-HIN
will be preserved
Usage Note
Konserbahin is the object-focus -in form of konserba, a Spanish loanword (conservar), focusing on the food, resource, or thing being preserved or conserved. Applies to food preservation — pickling, bottling, canning — as well as to natural resources and cultural heritage. The actor-focus partner is magkonserba.
Examples
" Konserbahin natin ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
Let's conserve water.
Literal Translation
Conserve we the water.
" Tungkulin natin na konserbahin ang kalikasan para sa bukas. "
Natural Translation
It is our duty to conserve nature for tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Duty our to conserve the nature for tomorrow.
" Kung nais nating konserbahin ang mga likas na yaman, dapat tayong matutong gumamit ng mga ito nang may pag-iingat. "
Natural Translation
If we want to conserve our natural resources, we must learn to use them with care.
Literal Translation
If wish we to-conserve the natural resources, should we learn to-use of these with care.
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