From root: taba
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinatabaan
pi-na-ta-ba-AN
fertilized
Present (Incomplete)
pinapatabaan
pi-na-pa-ta-ba-AN
fertilizing
Future (Contemplated)
papatabaan
pa-pa-ta-ba-AN
will fertilize
Usage Note
Patabaan is used when referring to the act of applying fertilizer to plants or land to enrich the soil. It is an object-focused verb commonly used in agricultural or gardening contexts to specify the area or plant receiving the nutrient.
Examples
" Patabaan mo ang lupa. "
Natural Translation
Fertilize the soil.
Literal Translation
Fertilize you the soil.
" Kailangan mong patabaan ang lupa. "
Natural Translation
You need to fertilize the soil.
Literal Translation
Need you fertilize the soil.
" Tuwing tag-ulan, pinatabaan ng mga magsasaka ang mga bukid upang masiguro ang masaganang ani sa susunod na taon. "
Natural Translation
Every rainy season, the farmers fertilize the fields to ensure a bountiful harvest the following year.
Literal Translation
Every rainy-season, fertilized by-the farmers the fields so-that ensured the bountiful harvest in next year.
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