tambangan
tambangán with stress marks
to ambush [him/her]
From root: tambang
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinambangan
ti-nam-ba-NGAN
ambushed
Present (Incomplete)
tinatambangan
ti-na-tam-ba-NGAN
is being ambushed
Future (Contemplated)
tatambangan
ta-tam-ba-NGAN
will be ambushed
Usage Note
Tambangan is the object-focus form of tambang, used when the intended target of an ambush is the grammatical focus rather than the ambushing party. The -an suffix marks the goal or victim, reflecting the directional semantics common in Filipino locative-focus verbs.
Examples
" Tatambangan nila ang magnanakaw. "
Natural Translation
They will ambush the thief.
Literal Translation
Will-ambush they the thief.
" Sinubukan nilang tambangan ang kalaban sa madilim na eskinita. "
Natural Translation
They tried to ambush the enemy in a dark alley.
Literal Translation
Tried they to-ambush the enemy in dark alley.
" Akala ng mga sundalo ay ligtas na sila, ngunit tinambangan sila ng kalaban sa pinakamadilim na bahagi ng gubat. "
Natural Translation
The soldiers thought they were already safe, but the enemy ambushed them in the darkest part of the forest.
Literal Translation
Thought of soldiers is safe already they, but ambushed them by enemy at darkest part of forest.
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