magtabal
magtabál with stress marks
to grow excessively
From root: tabal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtabal
nag-ta-BAL
grew thick
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatabal
nag-ta-ta-BAL
is growing thick
Future (Contemplated)
magtatabal
mag-ta-ta-BAL
will grow thick
Usage Note
Magtabal is the actor-focus form of tabal, describing vegetation — particularly grass, hair, or weeds — growing thick, dense, and unruly through neglect. The perfective form nagtabal is especially frequent, signaling that overgrowth has already set in as a result of inattention.
Examples
" Madaling magtabal ang damo. "
Natural Translation
Grass grows thick easily.
Literal Translation
Easy to-grow-thick the grass.
" Hilig ng mga ligaw na damo ang magtabal sa malawak na bukid. "
Natural Translation
It is the habit of wild weeds to grow excessively in the wide field.
Literal Translation
Habit of wild weeds the to-grow-excessively on wide field.
" Kapag hindi mo inaalagaan ang bakuran, mabilis magtabal ang mga damo at magmukhang pabaya ang buong lugar. "
Natural Translation
If you don't take care of the yard, the weeds grow thick quickly and the whole place looks neglected.
Literal Translation
When not you care-for the yard, fast to-grow-thick the weeds and look neglected the whole place.
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