magsabunot
magsabunót with stress marks
to pull (someone's) hair
From root: sabunot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagsabunot
nag-sa-bu-NOT
pulled hair
Present (Incomplete)
nagsasabunot
nag-sa-sa-bu-NOT
is pulling hair
Future (Contemplated)
magsasabunot
mag-sa-sa-bu-NOT
will pull hair
Usage Note
Magsabunot is the actor-focus mag- form of sabunot, used when the puller is the grammatical focus. Common in descriptions of fights, especially the stereotyped catfight scenes of Filipino teleserye dramas; pair with sabunutan when the victim of the hair-pull is the focus.
Examples
" Huwag kang magsabunot sa kapatid mo. "
Natural Translation
Don't pull your sibling's hair.
Literal Translation
Don't you pull-hair to sibling your.
" Bawal magsabunot sa loob ng klase kahit anong mangyari. "
Natural Translation
It is strictly forbidden to pull hair inside the classroom.
Literal Translation
Prohibited pull-hair inside class whatever happen.
" Nagsabunot ang dalawang babae sa gitna ng kalsada dahil sa isang lalaking parehong minamahal nila. "
Natural Translation
The two women pulled each other's hair in the middle of the street over a man they both loved.
Literal Translation
Pulled-hair the two women in middle of street because of a man both loved they.
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