From root: samba
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinamba
si-NAM-ba
worshipped
Present (Incomplete)
sinasamba
si-na-SAM-ba
worshipping
Future (Contemplated)
sasambahin
sa-sam-ba-HIN
will worship
Usage Note
Sambahin is used to express profound worship or adoration, typically directed toward a deity or a highly revered figure. It is an object-focus verb, emphasizing the entity being worshipped in formal, religious, or highly poetic contexts.
Examples
" Sambahin natin ang Diyos. "
Natural Translation
Let us worship God.
Literal Translation
Be-worshipped by-us the God.
" Ayaw kong sambahin ang pera. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to worship money.
Literal Translation
Dislike I worship the money.
" Naniniwala ang marami na dapat sambahin lamang ang Maykapal at hindi ang yaman o kapangyarihan. "
Natural Translation
Many believe that only the Creator should be worshipped, and not wealth or power.
Literal Translation
Believe the many that should be-worshipped only the Creator and not the wealth or power.
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