magtabako
magtabáko with stress marks
to smoke tobacco
From root: tabako
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtabako
nag-ta-BA-ko
smoked
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatabako
nag-ta-ta-BA-ko
is smoking
Future (Contemplated)
magtatabako
mag-ta-ta-BA-ko
will smoke
Usage Note
Magtabako is the actor-focus form of tabako, a Spanish loanword from tabaco, centering the smoker. It refers broadly to smoking tobacco products, though manigarilyo is preferred when the specific act of smoking a cigarette is meant; the verb is casual in register and common in everyday conversation.
Examples
" Bawal magtabako rito. "
Natural Translation
Smoking is not allowed here.
Literal Translation
Forbidden to-smoke-tobacco here.
" Bawal magtabako sa loob ng pampublikong sasakyan. "
Natural Translation
It is forbidden to smoke tobacco inside public vehicles.
Literal Translation
Forbidden to-smoke-tobacco inside of public vehicle.
" Tumigil siyang magtabako nang sabihan ng doktor na nanganganib na ang kanyang baga. "
Natural Translation
He stopped smoking when the doctor told him that his lungs were already at risk.
Literal Translation
Stopped he to-smoke-tobacco when be-told by doctor that at-risk already his lung.
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