lamukusin
lamukusín with stress marks
to crumple [it]
From root: lamukos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilamukos
ni-la-mu-KOS
crumpled
Present (Incomplete)
nilalamukos
ni-la-la-mu-KOS
is being crumpled
Future (Contemplated)
lalamukusin
la-la-mu-ku-SIN
will be crumpled
Usage Note
Lamukusin is the object-focus infinitive of lamukos, used when the soft material being crumpled or crushed in the hand is the sentence focus. Lamukos specifically implies the soft, yielding quality of the material — paper, fabric, or a pliable object — distinguishing it from harder breakage verbs, and is informal and common in everyday household speech.
Examples
" Lamukusin mo ang papel. "
Natural Translation
Crumple the paper.
Literal Translation
Crumple you the paper.
" Sinubukan ng bata na lamukusin ang lumang diyaryo sa sahig. "
Natural Translation
The child tried to crumple the old newspaper on the floor.
Literal Translation
Tried of child to crumple the old newspaper on floor.
" Galit na nilamukos ng manunulat ang sulat na hindi niya matapos-tapos bago ito itapon sa basurahan. "
Natural Translation
The writer angrily crumpled the letter he could not finish before throwing it into the trash.
Literal Translation
Angrily crumpled by writer the letter that not he keep-finishing before this throw in trash-can.
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