From root: tabi
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinabihan
ti-na-bi-HAN
sat beside
Present (Incomplete)
tinatabihan
ti-na-ta-bi-HAN
sitting beside
Future (Contemplated)
tatabihan
ta-ta-bi-HAN
will sit beside
Usage Note
Tabihan is used when moving to a position next to a person or object, often to provide company or sit near someone. It is a common term in social and family contexts, such as when a child asks a parent to lie down beside them.
Examples
" Tabihan mo ang lola. "
Natural Translation
Sit beside Grandma.
Literal Translation
Sit-beside you the grandmother.
" Masarap tabihan ang bunso nating kapatid. "
Natural Translation
It is nice to sit beside our youngest sibling.
Literal Translation
Nice sit-beside the youngest our sibling.
" Tinabihan ng anak ang kanyang ina sa ospital upang hindi ito mag-isa habang naghihintay ng doktor. "
Natural Translation
The child sat beside his mother in the hospital so that she would not be alone while waiting for the doctor.
Literal Translation
Sat-beside by-the child the his mother in hospital so-that not she alone while waiting of doctor.
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