sumibak
sumibák with stress marks
to chop wood
From root: sibak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumibak
su-mi-BAK
chopped
Present (Incomplete)
sumisibak
su-mi-si-BAK
is chopping
Future (Contemplated)
sisibak
si-si-BAK
will chop
Usage Note
Sumibak is the actor-focus -um- form of sibak, describing the literal act of chopping or splitting firewood with a bolo or axe. The root sibak also carries colloquial slang currency in modern usage — being sibak means being dismissed or fired from a job. The object-focus form sibakin foregrounds the wood or person being acted upon.
Examples
" Marunong siyang sumibak ng kahoy. "
Natural Translation
He knows how to chop wood.
Literal Translation
Knows he to-chop-wood of wood.
" Mahirap sumibak ng kahoy kung mapurol ang palakol. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to chop wood if the ax is dull.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-chop-wood of wood if dull the ax.
" Tuwing umaga, sumibak muna ng panggatong ang lolo bago siya magtimpla ng kape sa kusina. "
Natural Translation
Every morning, grandpa first chops firewood before he makes coffee in the kitchen.
Literal Translation
Every morning, to-chop-wood first of firewood the grandpa before he to-make of coffee in kitchen.
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