lasunin
lasunín with stress marks
to poison [it]
From root: lason
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilason
ni-la-SON
poisoned
Present (Incomplete)
nilalason
ni-la-la-SON
is being poisoned
Future (Contemplated)
lalasunin
la-la-su-NIN
will be poisoned
Usage Note
Lasunin is the object-focus infinitive of lason, used when the thing or person receiving the poison is the grammatical focus. The root vowel shifts from 'o' to 'u' before the '-hin' suffix through regular Tagalog phonological assimilation. It appears both in literal contexts involving pest control or toxicology and figuratively, where the mind or spirit is described as being poisoned by hatred or negativity.
Examples
" Huwag mong lasunin ang aso. "
Natural Translation
Don't poison the dog.
Literal Translation
Don't you poison the dog.
" Sinubukan niya na lasunin ang mga peste sa bukid. "
Natural Translation
They tried to poison the pests on the farm.
Literal Translation
Tried they to poison the pests on farm.
" Mas mabuting tawagan ang eksperto kaysa basta lasunin ang mga daga na baka makasira pa sa kapaligiran. "
Natural Translation
It's better to call an expert than to just poison the rats, which might end up harming the environment.
Literal Translation
More good to-call the expert than just poison the plural rats that maybe damage even to environment.
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