tagpasin
tagpasín with stress marks
to slash [it]
From root: tagpas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinagpas
ti-nag-PAS
slashed
Present (Incomplete)
tinatagpas
ti-na-tag-PAS
is being slashed
Future (Contemplated)
tatagpasin
ta-tag-pa-SIN
will be slashed
Usage Note
Tagpasin is the object-focus form of tagpas, used when the vegetation, material, or thing being slashed is the grammatical focus. It pairs with the actor-focus tumagpas and is most common in contexts involving bladed tools used in clearing or crafting.
Examples
" Tagpasin mo ang mataas na damo. "
Natural Translation
Slash the tall grass.
Literal Translation
Slash you the tall grass.
" Kailangan mong tagpasin ang matataas na damo sa likod ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
You need to slash the tall grass behind the house.
Literal Translation
Need you to-slash the high grass at back of house.
" Kung gusto mong magtanim dito, kailangan mo munang tagpasin ang mga matataas na talahib na tumubo sa buong bakuran. "
Natural Translation
If you want to plant here, you first need to slash the tall cogon grass that grew all over the yard.
Literal Translation
If want you to-plant here, need you first slash the tall cogon-grass that grew in whole yard.
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