itaktak
itakták with stress marks
to shake [it] out
From root: taktak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
itinaktak
i-ti-nak-TAK
shook out
Present (Incomplete)
itinataktak
i-ti-na-tak-TAK
is being shaken out
Future (Contemplated)
itataktak
i-ta-tak-TAK
will be shaken out
Usage Note
Itaktak is the object-focus conveyance form of taktak, with the contents being shaken out as the grammatical focus. The i- prefix centers the substance — spices, flour, water — being dislodged from a container by a downward or sideways tapping motion rather than the person performing the action.
Examples
" Itaktak mo ang alikabok sa banig. "
Natural Translation
Shake the dust out of the mat.
Literal Translation
Shake-out you the dust from mat.
" Kailangan mong itaktak ang sako para matanggal ang alikabok. "
Natural Translation
You need to shake out the sack to remove the dust.
Literal Translation
Need you to-shake-out the sack so to-remove the dust.
" Bago itago ang kumot, itinaktak muna ni Nanay ang buhangin na naipon dito noong nasa dalampasigan kami. "
Natural Translation
Before storing the blanket, Mother first shook out the sand that had collected on it when we were at the beach.
Literal Translation
Before store the blanket, shook-out first by Mother the sand that collected here-on when at beach we.
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