From root: kuha
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kumuha
ku-MU-ha
got / took
Present (Incomplete)
kumukuha
ku-mu-KU-ha
getting / taking
Future (Contemplated)
kukuha
ku-KU-ha
will get / take
Usage Note
Kumuha is the actor-focus infinitive of the root kuha and is the default verb for fetching or obtaining something. Its object-focus counterpart kunin shifts focus to the item being retrieved. It is used across all registers for everything from picking up an object to collecting a document.
Examples
" Kumuha ako ng tinapay. "
Natural Translation
I got some bread.
Literal Translation
Got I of bread.
" Kailangan kong kumuha ng tubig. "
Natural Translation
I need to get some water.
Literal Translation
Need I to get of water.
" Bago umuwi, kumuha muna ako ng gamot sa botika para sa lola kong may sakit. "
Natural Translation
Before going home, I first picked up medicine from the pharmacy for my sick grandmother.
Literal Translation
Before go-home, got first I of medicine at pharmacy for grandmother my [linker] has sickness.
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