tumabig
tumabíg with stress marks
to push aside with the arm
From root: tabig
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumabig
tu-ma-BIG
shoved aside
Present (Incomplete)
tumatabig
tu-ma-ta-BIG
is shoving aside
Future (Contemplated)
tatabig
ta-ta-BIG
will shove aside
Usage Note
Tumabig is the actor-focus -um- form of tabig, centering the person doing the shoving. It describes a sideways or backward push made with the hand or arm to clear space — typically through a crowd — and carries a sense of physical assertiveness. The object-focus counterpart tabigin centers the person being displaced.
Examples
" Huwag kang tumabig sa pila. "
Natural Translation
Don't push people aside in line.
Literal Translation
Don't you push-aside in line.
" Masamang tumabig ng kapwa habang naglalakad sa pila. "
Natural Translation
It is rude to push someone aside with your arm while walking in line.
Literal Translation
Bad to-push-aside of fellow while progressive-walk in line.
" Tumabig siya sa makapal na tao sa palengke para makalabas agad bago tuluyang umulan nang malakas. "
Natural Translation
He shoved his way through the thick crowd at the market to get out quickly before it started raining hard.
Literal Translation
Push-aside he in thick people at market so-that can-exit immediately before completely rain hard.
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