tabakin
tabakín with stress marks
to hack [it] with a bolo
From root: tabak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinabak
ti-na-BAK
hacked
Present (Incomplete)
tinatabak
ti-na-ta-BAK
is being hacked
Future (Contemplated)
tatabakin
ta-ta-ba-KIN
will be hacked
Usage Note
Tabakin is the object-focus form of tabak, centering the thing being hacked — typically vegetation such as banana trunks, tall grass, or bamboo. The tabak is a large single-edged blade, and this form is most common in agricultural and clearing contexts where a specific target is being dealt with.
Examples
" Tabakin mo ang mataas na damo. "
Natural Translation
Hack the tall grass with a bolo.
Literal Translation
Hack-with-bolo you the tall grass.
" Kailangan mong tabakin ang makapal na damo sa bakuran. "
Natural Translation
You need to hack the thick grass in the yard with a bolo.
Literal Translation
Need you to-hack-with-bolo the thick grass in yard.
" Bago kami magtanim, kailangan munang tabakin ang masukal na palumpong sa gilid ng bukid namin. "
Natural Translation
Before we plant, the thick bushes at the edge of our field must first be hacked down with a bolo.
Literal Translation
Before we plant, need first hack-with-bolo the dense bushes at edge of field our.
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