taubin
taubín with stress marks
to overturn [it]
From root: taob
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinaob
ti-na-OB
overturned
Present (Incomplete)
tinataob
ti-na-ta-OB
is being overturned
Future (Contemplated)
tataubin
ta-ta-u-BIN
will be overturned
Usage Note
Taubin is the object-focus infinitive of taob, used when the object being flipped upside-down is the grammatical focus. Applied to everyday household actions — inverting glasses to dry, turning bowls over — as well as to capsizing vessels; the face-down, inverted result is central to the root's meaning.
Examples
" Taubin mo ang baso. "
Natural Translation
Turn the glass over.
Literal Translation
To-overturn you the glass.
" Kailangan mong taubin ang mga balde para hindi panayan ng lamok. "
Natural Translation
You need to overturn the buckets so mosquitoes won't lay eggs in them.
Literal Translation
Need you to-overturn the buckets so not lay-eggs by mosquito.
" Pagkatapos hugasan ang mga pinggan, taubin mo ang mga ito sa bandehado para tuluyang matuyo bago itago sa aparador. "
Natural Translation
After washing the dishes, turn them upside down on the tray so they dry completely before you put them away in the cupboard.
Literal Translation
After to-wash the dishes, to-overturn you the these on tray so completely to-dry before to-store in cupboard.
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