tangkain
tangkaín with stress marks
to attempt [it]
From root: tangka
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinangka
ti-nang-KA
attempted
Present (Incomplete)
tinatangka
ti-na-tang-KA
is being attempted
Future (Contemplated)
tatangkain
ta-tang-ka-IN
will be attempted
Usage Note
Tangkain is the object-focus infinitive of tangka, used when the task, feat, or challenge being attempted is the grammatical focus. Like its actor-focus partner magtangka, it carries no guarantee of success — the connotation is of a deliberate effort toward something difficult or uncertain.
Examples
" Huwag mong tangkain ang mahirap na ito. "
Natural Translation
Don't attempt this difficult thing.
Literal Translation
Do-not you attempt the difficult this.
" Huwag mong tangkain na linlangin ang iyong mga kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
Don't attempt to deceive your friends.
Literal Translation
Do-not you attempt to-deceive the your friends.
" Kung tatangkain mong tawirin ang ilog sa panahon ng baha, malamang na mapahamak ka sa malakas na agos. "
Natural Translation
If you attempt to cross the river during the flood, you will likely come to harm in the strong current.
Literal Translation
If will-attempt you to-cross the river in season of flood, likely that endangered you in strong current.
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