multahin
multahín with stress marks
to fine [someone]
From root: multa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
minulta
mi-NUL-ta
fined
Present (Incomplete)
minumulta
mi-nu-MUL-ta
is being fined
Future (Contemplated)
mumultahin
mu-mul-ta-HIN
will be fined
Usage Note
Multahin is the object-focus infinitive of multa, a Spanish loanword meaning fine or penalty, used when the person being fined is the grammatical focus. It is common in traffic enforcement, municipal regulation, and administrative law contexts across the Philippines. The actor-focus counterpart is magmulta; the noun multa refers to the penalty itself.
Examples
" Mumultahin ka ng pulis. "
Natural Translation
The police will fine you.
Literal Translation
Will-fine you of police.
" Plano ng lungsod na multahin ang mga nagtatapon ng basura. "
Natural Translation
The city plans to fine those who litter.
Literal Translation
Plan of city to fine the throwing trash.
" Sinabi ng barangay na multahin ang sinumang mahuhuling nagtatapon ng basura sa ilog upang malinis ang kapaligiran. "
Natural Translation
The barangay said it will fine anyone caught throwing trash into the river in order to keep the environment clean.
Literal Translation
Said of barangay to fine the whoever caught throwing of trash in river so-that clean the environment.
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