From root: labis
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilabisan
ni-la-bi-SAN
added excess to
Present (Incomplete)
nilalabisan
ni-la-la-bi-SAN
adding excess to
Future (Contemplated)
lalabisan
la-la-bi-SAN
will add excess to
Usage Note
Labisan is used when describing the act of adding an excessive amount of something to an object or a recipe, such as putting too much salt in food. While it conveys the idea of overdoing an action, it is less commonly used in casual conversation compared to the synonym 'sobrahan'.
Examples
" Huwag mong labisan ang paminta. "
Natural Translation
Don't add too much pepper.
Literal Translation
Do-not you add-excess the pepper.
" Ayaw kong labisan ang asin. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to add excess salt.
Literal Translation
Dislike I add-excess the salt.
" Kung lalabisan mo ang asin sa sabaw, magiging hindi na ito nakakain para sa mga bata. "
Natural Translation
If you add too much salt to the soup, it will become inedible for the children.
Literal Translation
If will-add-excess you the salt at soup, will-become not anymore it edible for the children.
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