From root: sabik
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nanabik
na-na-BIK
felt eager
Present (Incomplete)
nananabik
na-na-na-BIK
feeling eager
Future (Contemplated)
mananabik
ma-na-na-BIK
will feel eager
Usage Note
Manabik is used to express an intense sense of longing or eager anticipation for a person, place, or event. It is often found in formal or literary contexts, conveying a deeper emotional state than the common adjective form sabik.
Examples
" Manabik ka sa Pasko. "
Natural Translation
Feel eager for Christmas.
Literal Translation
Feel-eager you for Christmas.
" Huwag kang masyadong manabik sa laro. "
Natural Translation
Don't feel too eager about the game.
Literal Translation
Do-not you too-much feel-eager at game.
" Tuwing malapit na ang bakasyon, hindi maiwasang manabik ang mga bata na makauwi at makitang muli ang kanilang pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Whenever the holidays draw near, the children can't help feeling eager to go home and see their family again.
Literal Translation
Every near already the vacation, not avoidable feel-eager the children to go-home and see again the their family.
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