taboyin
tabóyin with stress marks
to drive [it] away
From root: taboy
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinaboy
ti-NA-boy
drove away
Present (Incomplete)
tinataboy
ti-na-TA-boy
is being driven away
Future (Contemplated)
tataboyin
ta-ta-BO-yin
will be driven away
Usage Note
Taboyin is the object-focus form of taboy, used when the animal, person, or thing being driven away is the grammatical focus. It pairs with the actor-focus magtaboy, which centers the one doing the chasing or shooing.
Examples
" Taboyin mo ang aso. "
Natural Translation
Drive the dog away.
Literal Translation
Drive-away you the dog.
" Subukan mong taboyin ang ligaw na aso na pumasok sa hardin. "
Natural Translation
Try to drive away the stray dog that entered the garden.
Literal Translation
Try you to-drive-away the stray dog entered into garden.
" Tinaboy ng magsasaka ang mga ibong nagsisimulang kumain ng kanyang bagong tanim na palay. "
Natural Translation
The farmer drove away the birds that were starting to eat his newly planted rice.
Literal Translation
Drove-away of-the farmer the birds beginning to-eat of his new planted rice.
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