martilyuhin
martilyuhín with stress marks
to hammer [it]
From root: martilyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
minartilyo
mi-nar-TIL-yo
hammered
Present (Incomplete)
minamartilyo
mi-na-mar-TIL-yo
is being hammered
Future (Contemplated)
mamartilyuhin
ma-mar-til-yu-HIN
will be hammered
Usage Note
Martilyuhin is the object-focus infinitive of martilyo, a Spanish loanword (martillo), used when the object being hammered is the grammatical focus. The final 'o' shifts to 'u' before the '-hin' suffix through regular Tagalog phonological assimilation. Used in construction, carpentry, and figuratively in descriptions of persistent pressure or emphatic argument; the actor-focus counterpart is magmartilyo.
Examples
" Martilyuhin mo ang pako. "
Natural Translation
Hammer the nail.
Literal Translation
Hammer you the nail.
" Kailangan mo na martilyuhin ang pako upang kumabit ang kahoy. "
Natural Translation
You need to hammer the nail so the wood attaches.
Literal Translation
Need you to hammer the nail so-that to attach the wood.
" Bago mo idikit ang dalawang tabla, martilyuhin mo nang maayos ang mga pako upang hindi matanggal ang mga ito. "
Natural Translation
Before you join the two planks, hammer the nails properly so that they do not come loose.
Literal Translation
Before you attach the two plank, hammer you properly the nails so-that not come-loose the these.
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