tarahin
to determine the tare weight
From root: tara
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinara
ti-NA-ra
determined the tare weight
Present (Incomplete)
tinatara
ti-na-TA-ra
determining the tare weight
Future (Contemplated)
tatarahin
ta-ta-ra-HIN
will determine the tare weight
Usage Note
Tarahin is used primarily in commercial or trade settings to specify the action of calculating the tare weight by subtracting the container's weight from the total. It is most commonly encountered in markets, shipping, or industrial logistics.
Examples
" Tarahin mo muna ang lalagyan. "
Natural Translation
Get the tare weight of the container first.
Literal Translation
Determine-tare-weight you first the container.
" Kailangan nilang tarahin ang bigas. "
Natural Translation
They need to determine the tare weight of the rice.
Literal Translation
Need they determine-the-tare-weight the rice.
" Bago timbangin ang isda, tinara muna ng tindera ang basket para tama ang ibabayad ng mamimili. "
Natural Translation
Before weighing the fish, the vendor first took the tare weight of the basket so the buyer would pay the correct amount.
Literal Translation
Before weigh the fish, determined-tare-weight first by-the vendor the basket so correct the will-be-paid by-the buyer.
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