sukuban
sukubán with stress marks
to share [it] as cover
From root: sukob
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinukuban
si-nu-ku-BAN
shared as cover
Present (Incomplete)
sinusukuban
si-nu-su-ku-BAN
is being shared as cover
Future (Contemplated)
susukuban
su-su-ku-BAN
will be shared as cover
Usage Note
Sukuban is the -an locative object-focus form of sukob, where the cover or shelter being shared is the grammatical focus. The -an affix marks the site or object of the action, contrasting with the actor-focus sumukob, and it is used in rain-shelter and communal-protection contexts.
Examples
" Sukuban mo ako ng payong. "
Natural Translation
Share your umbrella as cover with me.
Literal Translation
Share-as-cover you me of umbrella.
" Masarap sukuban ang maliit na payong kasama ang iyong kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
It is nice to share a small umbrella with your friend.
Literal Translation
Delightful to-share-as-cover the small umbrella with the your friend.
" Nang biglang umulan sa daan, mabait na sinukuban ng estranghero ang batang nababasa sa ilalim ng kanyang payong. "
Natural Translation
When it suddenly rained on the road, the stranger kindly sheltered the child who was getting wet under his umbrella.
Literal Translation
When suddenly rained on road, kind shared-as-cover by stranger the child getting-wet under of his umbrella.
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