isaksak
isaksák with stress marks
to plug [it] in or stuff [it] into
From root: saksak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinaksak
i-si-nak-SAK
plugged in
Present (Incomplete)
isinasaksak
i-si-na-sak-SAK
is being plugged in
Future (Contemplated)
isasaksak
i-sa-sak-SAK
will be plugged in
Usage Note
Isaksak is the conveyance-focus i- form of saksak, used when the object being inserted is the sentence topic. The most frequent everyday use is plugging in an electrical appliance — its natural collocates are saksakan for the outlet and the plug being pushed in — though it extends to stuffing any object into a tight opening.
Examples
" Isaksak mo ang charger. "
Natural Translation
Plug in the charger.
Literal Translation
Plug-in you the charger.
" Malaya mo nang isaksak ang charger sa saksakan sa pader. "
Natural Translation
You are free to plug the charger into the wall outlet now.
Literal Translation
Freely you already plug charger outlet wall.
" Bago ka matulog, isaksak mo muna ang lahat ng charger para sigurado tayong puno na sila bukas ng umaga. "
Natural Translation
Before you sleep, plug in all the chargers first so we are sure they are full by tomorrow morning.
Literal Translation
Before you to-sleep, plug-in you first the all of charger so sure we full already they tomorrow of morning.
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