limasin
limasín with stress marks
to bail [it] out
From root: limas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilimas
ni-LI-mas
bailed out
Present (Incomplete)
nililimas
ni-li-LI-mas
is being bailed out
Future (Contemplated)
lilimasin
li-li-ma-SIN
will be bailed out
Usage Note
Limasin is the object-focus infinitive of limas, used when the water or liquid being removed is the grammatical focus. It is closely associated with boat maintenance and flood response — historically important in an archipelago nation accustomed to typhoons and rising floodwaters. The actor-focus counterpart is lumimas; the root limas also appears in compound terms for drainage and pumping equipment.
Examples
" Limasin mo ang tubig sa bangka. "
Natural Translation
Bail out the water from the boat.
Literal Translation
Bail-out you the water in boat.
" Kailangan limasin ang naipong tubig sa silong ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
It is necessary to drain the accumulated water in the basement.
Literal Translation
Need drain accumulated water basement house.
" Buong magdamag nilang nililimas ang baha sa loob ng bahay habang patuloy ang malakas na ulan. "
Natural Translation
All night they bailed out the floodwater inside the house while the heavy rain kept pouring.
Literal Translation
Whole overnight by-them bailing-out the flood in inside of house while continuous the strong rain.
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