From root: sakit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinaktan
si-nak-TAN
hurt someone
Present (Incomplete)
sinasaktan
si-na-sak-TAN
hurting someone
Future (Contemplated)
sasaktan
sa-sak-TAN
will hurt someone
Usage Note
Saktan is used when one causes physical or emotional pain to another person, animal, or even oneself. It is an object-focus verb, meaning the individual receiving the pain is the focus of the sentence.
Examples
" Huwag mong saktan ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't hurt the child.
Literal Translation
Don't you hurt the child.
" Ayaw kong saktan ang aso. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to hurt the dog.
Literal Translation
Dislike I hurt the dog.
" Hindi ko sinasadyang saktan ka, pero naunawaan kong masama pala ang naging epekto ng mga salita ko. "
Natural Translation
I didn't mean to hurt you, but I realized that the effect of my words turned out to be bad.
Literal Translation
Not I intentionally hurt you, but understood I bad apparently the became effect of the words my.
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