isabit
isábit with stress marks
to hang [it]
From root: sabit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinabit
i-si-NA-bit
hung
Present (Incomplete)
isinasabit
i-si-na-SA-bit
is being hung
Future (Contemplated)
isasabit
i-sa-SA-bit
will be hung
Usage Note
Isabit is the conveyance-focus i- form of sabit, used when the item being hung is the sentence topic. Applies to pictures on walls, bags on hooks, garments on hangers, or any object suspended from a peg or nail; actor-focus counterpart is magsabit.
Examples
" Isabit mo ang bag sa pako. "
Natural Translation
Hang the bag on the nail.
Literal Translation
Hang you the bag on nail.
" Magandang isabit ang bagong painting sa dingding ng sala. "
Natural Translation
It is good to hang the new painting on the living room wall.
Literal Translation
Good to hang the new painting on wall of living room.
" Bago dumating ang mga bisita, isabit natin ang mga lumang larawan ng pamilya sa hagdanan. "
Natural Translation
Before the guests arrive, let's hang the old family photos along the stairway.
Literal Translation
Before to-arrive the guests, hang we the old pictures of family on stairway.
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