itambak
itambák with stress marks
to dump [it]
From root: tambak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
itinambak
i-ti-nam-BAK
dumped
Present (Incomplete)
itinatambak
i-ti-na-tam-BAK
is being dumped
Future (Contemplated)
itatambak
i-ta-tam-BAK
will be dumped
Usage Note
Itambak is the object-focus conveyance form of tambak, used when the material being dumped or piled — soil, rubble, garbage — is the grammatical focus rather than the person doing the dumping. It is common in construction, land-reclamation, and waste-disposal contexts.
Examples
" Itambak mo ang lupa dito. "
Natural Translation
Dump the soil here.
Literal Translation
Dump you the soil here.
" Bawal itambak ang basura sa tapat ng gate. "
Natural Translation
It is forbidden to dump garbage in front of the gate.
Literal Translation
Forbidden to-dump the garbage at front of gate.
" Iniutos ng inhinyero na itambak ang mga durog na bato sa gilid ng kalsada bago simulan ang pagsasaayos ng daan. "
Natural Translation
The engineer ordered the crushed rocks to be dumped at the side of the road before the road repair began.
Literal Translation
Ordered by engineer that dump the crushed rocks at side of road before begin the fixing of road.
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