magmartilyo
magmartílyo with stress marks
to hammer
From root: martilyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagmartilyo
nag-mar-TIL-yo
hammered
Present (Incomplete)
nagmamartilyo
nag-ma-mar-TIL-yo
is hammering
Future (Contemplated)
magmamartilyo
mag-ma-mar-TIL-yo
will hammer
Usage Note
Magmartilyo is the actor-focus form of martilyo, a Spanish loanword (martillo), used when the person wielding the hammer is the grammatical subject. It is common in construction, carpentry, and household repair, and is also used metaphorically for forceful, repeated action such as emphatic argument or persistent pressure. The object-focus counterpart martilyuhin foregrounds the thing being hammered.
Examples
" Magmartilyo ka ng pako. "
Natural Translation
Hammer a nail.
Literal Translation
Hammer you of nail.
" Kailangan ko na magmartilyo ng pako sa sirang upuan. "
Natural Translation
I need to hammer a nail into the broken chair.
Literal Translation
Need I to hammer of nail on broken chair.
" Habang nagmamartilyo ang aking ama sa labas, naririnig ko ang malakas na tunog na umaalingawngaw sa buong kapitbahayan. "
Natural Translation
While my father is hammering outside, I can hear the loud sound echoing across the whole neighborhood.
Literal Translation
While is-hammering the my father at outside, hearing I the loud sound that echoing in whole neighborhood.
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