tangayin
tangayín with stress marks
to carry [it] away
From root: tangay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinangay
ti-na-NGAY
carried away
Present (Incomplete)
tinatangay
ti-na-ta-NGAY
is being carried away
Future (Contemplated)
tatangayin
ta-ta-nga-YIN
will be carried away
Usage Note
Tangayin is the object-focus infinitive of tangay, used when the thing swept or snatched away is the grammatical focus. Equally applicable to natural disasters carrying off structures and to people or animals being swept by currents; the object-focus framing emphasizes the loss of what was taken.
Examples
" Tatangayin ng hangin ang papel. "
Natural Translation
The wind will carry the paper away.
Literal Translation
Will-carry-away by wind the paper.
" Takot ang batang tangayin ng hangin ang kanyang bagong lobo. "
Natural Translation
The child is afraid for the wind to carry away their new balloon.
Literal Translation
Afraid the child to-carry-away by wind the his/her new balloon.
" Mag-ingat ka sa baybayin dahil maaaring tangayin ng malakas na alon ang sinumang lumayo sa pampang. "
Natural Translation
Be careful at the shore because the strong waves could carry away anyone who strays far from the bank.
Literal Translation
Be-careful you at shore because possibly to-carry-away by strong wave the whoever strayed from bank.
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