tumakas
tumakás with stress marks
to escape
From root: takas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumakas
tu-ma-KAS
escaped
Present (Incomplete)
tumatakas
tu-ma-ta-KAS
is escaping
Future (Contemplated)
tatakas
ta-ta-KAS
will escape
Usage Note
Tumakas is the actor-focus form of takas, the standard verb for escaping or fleeing from confinement or danger. It is common in news reports of prison breaks and in dramatic storytelling, and its root takas also serves as a noun for a fugitive.
Examples
" Tumakas ang aso sa bakod. "
Natural Translation
The dog escaped over the fence.
Literal Translation
Escaped the dog at fence.
" Sinubukan ng bilanggo ang tumakas mula sa kulungan. "
Natural Translation
The prisoner tried to escape from jail.
Literal Translation
Tried of prisoner the to-escape from at jail.
" Habang natutulog ang mga guwardiya, tahimik na tumakas ang mga bilanggo sa pamamagitan ng butas sa pader. "
Natural Translation
While the guards were sleeping, the prisoners quietly escaped through a hole in the wall.
Literal Translation
While sleeping the guards, quietly that escaped the prisoners by means of hole in wall.
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