isubasta
isubásta with stress marks
to auction [it] off
From root: subasta
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinubasta
i-si-nu-BAS-ta
auctioned off
Present (Incomplete)
isinusubasta
i-si-nu-su-BAS-ta
is being auctioned off
Future (Contemplated)
isusubasta
i-su-su-BAS-ta
will be auctioned off
Usage Note
Isubasta is the i- object-focus form of subasta, used when the item being put up for auction is the grammatical focus. The i- prefix marks the thing conveyed to the auction process, distinguishing it from the actor-focus magsubasta which centers on the agent running the sale.
Examples
" Isubasta natin ang lumang kotse. "
Natural Translation
Let's auction off the old car.
Literal Translation
Auction-off we the old car.
" Nagpasya ang bangko na isubasta ang bahay ng pamilya dahil sa utang. "
Natural Translation
The bank decided to auction off the family's house due to debt.
Literal Translation
Decided the bank to-auction-off the house of family because of debt.
" Dahil hindi na nakabayad ang may-ari, napilitan ang bangko na isubasta ang mga makinarya ng pabrika sa mababang halaga. "
Natural Translation
Because the owner could no longer pay, the bank was forced to auction off the factory's machinery at a low price.
Literal Translation
Because not anymore able-to-pay the owner, forced the bank to to-auction-off the plural machinery of factory at low-linker value.
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