magtambak
magtambák with stress marks
to pile up
From root: tambak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtambak
nag-tam-BAK
piled up
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatambak
nag-ta-tam-BAK
is piling up
Future (Contemplated)
magtatambak
mag-ta-tam-BAK
will pile up
Usage Note
Magtambak is the actor-focus form of tambak, centering the person or entity piling up material. The root tambak spans both controlled heaping — filling in land, stacking goods — and disorderly dumping of waste, and it doubles as a noun for a heap or a dumpsite; the object-focus counterpart is tambakan.
Examples
" Huwag kang magtambak ng basura dito. "
Natural Translation
Don't pile up garbage here.
Literal Translation
Do-not you pile-up of garbage here.
" Mahilig magtambak ng mga lumang kahon si tatay sa garahe. "
Natural Translation
Dad likes to pile up old boxes in the garage.
Literal Translation
Fond to-pile-up of old boxes dad in garage.
" Naging ugali na ng ilang residente na magtambak ng kanilang mga kalat sa bakanteng lote sa halip na ipunin nang maayos. "
Natural Translation
It has become a habit for some residents to pile up their trash in the vacant lot instead of collecting it properly.
Literal Translation
Became habit already of some residents to-pile-up of their litter on vacant lot instead that collect properly.
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