magtabon
magtabón with stress marks
to fill up or heap
From root: tabon
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtabon
nag-ta-BON
filled up
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatabon
nag-ta-ta-BON
is filling up
Future (Contemplated)
magtatabon
mag-ta-ta-BON
will fill up
Usage Note
Magtabon is the actor-focus form of tabon, used for heaping earth or refuse, filling a pit, or covering something with soil or debris. The root tabon also names a landfill or dumping site, linking the verb closely to land reclamation and waste disposal.
Examples
" Magtabon tayo ng lupa sa butas. "
Natural Translation
Let's heap soil over the hole.
Literal Translation
Heap we of soil in hole.
" Hilig ng aso ang magtabon ng buto sa lupa. "
Natural Translation
It is the dog's habit to bury or heap soil over bones.
Literal Translation
Habit of dog the to-fill-up of bone in soil.
" Nagtabon ng buhangin ang mga manggagawa sa kahabaan ng baybayin upang protektahan ang baryo mula sa pagbaha. "
Natural Translation
The workers heaped sand along the coastline to protect the village from flooding.
Literal Translation
Heaped of sand the workers along the coastline so-that protect the village from flooding.
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