laklakin
laklakín with stress marks
to gulp [it] down
From root: laklak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilaklak
ni-lak-LAK
gulped down
Present (Incomplete)
nilalaklak
ni-la-lak-LAK
is being gulped down
Future (Contemplated)
lalaklakin
la-lak-la-KIN
will be gulped down
Usage Note
Laklakin is the object-focus infinitive of laklak, used when the drink being downed in a long, voracious gulp is the sentence focus. Laklak carries connotations of excess or bravado — gulping rather than sipping — and is frequently associated with alcohol in social drinking culture.
Examples
" Laklakin mo ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
Gulp down the water.
Literal Translation
Gulp-down you the water.
" Sinubukan ng bata na laklakin ang buong baso ng gatas. "
Natural Translation
The child tried to gulp down the whole glass of milk.
Literal Translation
Tried of child to gulp down the whole glass of milk.
" Huwag mong laklakin ang serbesa nang ganyan kabilis dahil baka mahilo ka pagkatapos. "
Natural Translation
Don't gulp down the beer that fast, because you might get dizzy afterward.
Literal Translation
Don't you gulp-down the beer that fast because maybe get-dizzy you afterward.
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