From root: sanga
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinangahan
si-na-nga-HAN
pruned branches
Present (Incomplete)
sinasangahan
si-na-sa-nga-HAN
pruning branches
Future (Contemplated)
sasangahan
sa-sa-nga-HAN
will prune branches
Usage Note
Sangahan is used in agricultural or gardening contexts to specify the action of pruning branches from a tree. It is typically used as an object-focus verb where the tree or plant is the subject of the sentence.
Examples
" Sangahan mo ang mangga. "
Natural Translation
Prune the mango tree's branches.
Literal Translation
Prune-branches you the mango.
" Kailangan mong sangahan ang puno. "
Natural Translation
You need to prune the tree's branches.
Literal Translation
Need you prune the tree.
" Bago dumating ang tag-ulan, sinangahan ng hardinero ang matataas na puno para hindi mabali ang mga sanga sa hangin. "
Natural Translation
Before the rainy season came, the gardener pruned the tall trees so the branches wouldn't break in the wind.
Literal Translation
Before arrive the rainy-season, pruned-branches by-the gardener the tall [linker] trees so not break the branches in-the wind.
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