From root: labo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilabuan
ni-la-bu-AN
made murky
Present (Incomplete)
nilalabuan
ni-la-la-bu-AN
making murky
Future (Contemplated)
lalabuan
la-la-bu-AN
will make murky
Usage Note
Labuan is used when making something physically murky, like water, or figuratively when making a situation or explanation vague and unclear. It often implies an intentional act of obscuring information or complicating a matter.
Examples
" Huwag mong labuan ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
Don't make the water murky.
Literal Translation
Don't you make-murky the water.
" Ayaw kong labuan ang bintana. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to make the window murky.
Literal Translation
Dislike I make-murky the window.
" Sinubukan niyang labuan ang usapan upang matakpan ang sariling pagkakamali sa proyekto. "
Natural Translation
He tried to muddy the discussion in order to cover up his own mistake in the project.
Literal Translation
Tried he make-murky the discussion so-that cover the own mistake in project.
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