tarakin
tarakín with stress marks
to plunge [it] into
From root: tarak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinarak
ti-na-RAK
plunged
Present (Incomplete)
tinatarak
ti-na-ta-RAK
is being plunged
Future (Contemplated)
tatarakin
ta-ta-ra-KIN
will be plunged
Usage Note
Tarakin is the object-focus form of tarak, used when the target being stabbed or pierced is the grammatical focus rather than the one wielding the blade. It belongs to the same forceful, weapon-related register as its actor-focus partner tumarak.
Examples
" Tarakin mo ang patpat sa lupa. "
Natural Translation
Plunge the stick into the ground.
Literal Translation
To-plunge you the stick into ground.
" Balak niyang tarakin ang patpat sa lupa para magsilbing bakod. "
Natural Translation
He/She plans to plunge the stick into the ground to serve as a fence.
Literal Translation
Plan he/she to-plunge the stick into ground for to-serve-as fence.
" Tarakin mo nang malalim ang poste sa lupa para hindi ito matumba kapag malakas ang hangin. "
Natural Translation
Plunge the post deep into the ground so that it won't topple over when the wind is strong.
Literal Translation
To-plunge you deeply the post into ground so not it to-topple when strong the wind.
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