magtabing
magtabíng with stress marks
to put up a screen
From root: tabing
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtabing
nag-ta-BING
screened
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatabing
nag-ta-ta-BING
is screening
Future (Contemplated)
magtatabing
mag-ta-ta-BING
will screen
Usage Note
Magtabing is the actor-focus form of tabing, centering the person hanging a curtain, partition, or screen. The root tabing refers broadly to any fabric or material used to partition space or block a view, appearing in both domestic settings and theatrical contexts where a stage curtain is meant.
Examples
" Magtabing ka sa bintana. "
Natural Translation
Put up a screen on the window.
Literal Translation
Put-up-screen you on window.
" Magandang magtabing sa bintana para hindi masilaw. "
Natural Translation
It is good to put up a screen on the window so you won't be blinded by light.
Literal Translation
Good to-put-up-screen on window so not to-be-dazzled.
" Bago magsimula ang palabas, nagtabing muna sila ng makapal na tela sa harap ng entablado. "
Natural Translation
Before the show began, they first hung a thick curtain in front of the stage.
Literal Translation
Before begin the show, put-up-screen first they of thick fabric in front of stage.
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