isaklob
isáklob with stress marks
to put (it) over as a cover
From root: saklob
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinaklob
i-si-NAK-lob
put as a cover
Present (Incomplete)
isinasaklob
i-si-na-SAK-lob
is being put as a cover
Future (Contemplated)
isasaklob
i-sa-SAK-lob
will be put as a cover
Usage Note
Isaklob is the conveyance-focus i- form of saklob, used when the lid or covering being placed is the sentence topic. It pairs with the actor-focus magsaklob and is most natural when specifying which cover or hat is being put on or over something.
Examples
" Isaklob mo ang takip sa kaldero. "
Natural Translation
Put the lid over the pot.
Literal Translation
Put-over you the lid on pot.
" Kailangan isaklob ang malaking balde sa halaman upang hindi madaanan ng aso. "
Natural Translation
It is necessary to put the big bucket over the plant as a cover so dogs won't walk over it.
Literal Translation
Need put-over-cover big bucket plant so-not pass-by dog.
" Bago kayo umalis, isaklob ninyo ang lambat sa pagkain upang hindi madapuan ng langaw habang wala kayo. "
Natural Translation
Before you leave, put the net over the food as a cover so that flies won't land on it while you're away.
Literal Translation
Before you leave, put-over-cover you-all the net on food so-that not landed-on by fly while away you-all.
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