libakin
libakín with stress marks
to mock [him/her]
From root: libak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
linibak
li-ni-BAK
mocked
Present (Incomplete)
linilibak
li-ni-li-BAK
is being mocked
Future (Contemplated)
lilibakin
li-li-ba-KIN
will be mocked
Usage Note
Libakin is the object-focus infinitive of libak, used when the person being mocked or ridiculed is the grammatical focus. It carries a strong contemptuous connotation and is frequently invoked in moral instruction, as Filipino culture places significant social weight on not shaming others. The actor-focus counterpart is lumibak.
Examples
" Huwag mong libakin ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Do not mock the child.
Literal Translation
Don't you mock the child.
" Hindi maganda na libakin ang kapansanan ng ibang tao. "
Natural Translation
It is not good to mock another person's disability.
Literal Translation
Not good to mock the disability of other person.
" Sinubukan niyang libakin ang aking pananaw sa harap ng lahat, ngunit pinanindigan ko pa rin ito. "
Natural Translation
He tried to mock my opinion in front of everyone, but I still stood by it.
Literal Translation
Tried he to-mock the my view in front of all, but stood-by I still it.
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