minahin
minahín with stress marks
to mine [it]
From root: mina
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
minina
mi-NI-na
mined
Present (Incomplete)
minimina
mi-ni-MI-na
is being mined
Future (Contemplated)
miminahin
mi-mi-na-HIN
will be mined
Usage Note
Minahin is the object-focus infinitive of mina, a Spanish loanword, used when the mineral resource or site being extracted is the grammatical focus. It appears frequently in Philippine economic and environmental discourse given the country's significant mineral wealth and ongoing public debate over large-scale mining's ecological impact. The actor-focus counterpart is magmina.
Examples
" Gusto nilang minahin ang bundok. "
Natural Translation
They want to mine the mountain.
Literal Translation
Want they-to mine the mountain.
" Nais nila na minahin ang bundok na may tanso. "
Natural Translation
They desire to mine the mountain that has copper.
Literal Translation
Desire they to mine the mountain with copper.
" Hindi dapat minahin ang lugar na ito dahil ito ang pinagmumulan ng malinis na tubig para sa buong bayan. "
Natural Translation
This place should not be mined because it is the source of clean water for the whole town.
Literal Translation
Not should be-mined the place that this because it the source of clean that water for the whole town.
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