tabigin
tabigín with stress marks
to shove [them] aside
From root: tabig
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinabig
ti-na-BIG
shoved aside
Present (Incomplete)
tinatabig
ti-na-ta-BIG
is being shoved aside
Future (Contemplated)
tatabigin
ta-ta-bi-GIN
will be shoved aside
Usage Note
Tabigin is the object-focus form of tabig, centering the person being pushed or shoved aside. It implies a deliberate, forceful displacement using the arm or hand. When directed at strangers or the elderly, tabigin is generally perceived as rude or aggressive rather than incidental jostling.
Examples
" Huwag mong tabigin ang matanda. "
Natural Translation
Don't shove the old person aside.
Literal Translation
Don't you shove-aside the old-person.
" Mahirap tabigin ang mabibigat na kahon nang walang katulong. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to shove the heavy boxes aside without a helper.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-shove-aside the heavy boxes without helper.
" Hindi maganda kung tabigin mo ang mga taong nakapila lamang upang makauna ka sa pagbili ng tiket. "
Natural Translation
It is not nice if you shove aside the people in line just so you can be first to buy a ticket.
Literal Translation
Not good if shove-aside you the people in-line only so-that go-first you in buying of ticket.
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