silabin
silabín with stress marks
to burn [it]
From root: silab
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinilab
si-NI-lab
burned
Present (Incomplete)
sinisilab
si-ni-SI-lab
is being burned
Future (Contemplated)
sisilabin
si-si-la-BIN
will be burned
Usage Note
Silabin is the object-focus -in form of silab, used when the thing being set on fire is the grammatical focus. It implies deliberate ignition and covers contexts from burning yard waste and clearing fields to, in more charged usage, arson or destruction. It pairs with the actor-focus magsilab.
Examples
" Silabin natin ang mga dahon. "
Natural Translation
Let's burn the leaves.
Literal Translation
Burn we the leaves.
" Plano nilang silabin ang mga tuyong sanga sa likod ng bakuran. "
Natural Translation
They plan to burn the dry branches in the backyard.
Literal Translation
Plan they to-burn the dry branches at back of yard.
" Huwag mong silabin ang mga lumang papel sa likod ng bahay dahil baka kumalat ang apoy sa tuyong damo. "
Natural Translation
Don't burn the old papers behind the house because the fire might spread to the dry grass.
Literal Translation
Don't you burn the old papers at back of house because might spread the fire to dry grass.
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