tarukin
tarukín with stress marks
to fathom [it]
From root: tarok
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinarok
ti-na-ROK
fathomed
Present (Incomplete)
tinatarok
ti-na-ta-ROK
is being fathomed
Future (Contemplated)
tatarukin
ta-ta-ru-KIN
will be fathomed
Usage Note
Tarukin is the object-focus infinitive of tarok, used when the depth, idea, or meaning being plumbed is the grammatical focus. Most naturally encountered in figurative contexts — measuring the depth of someone's character or the scope of an abstract problem — rather than literal water-sounding.
Examples
" Hirap kong tarukin ang isip niya. "
Natural Translation
I find it hard to fathom his/her mind.
Literal Translation
Hard my to-fathom the mind his/her.
" Subukan mong tarukin ang totoong intensyon ng kanyang puso. "
Natural Translation
Try to fathom the true intention of his/her heart.
Literal Translation
Try you to-fathom the true intention of his/her heart.
" Kahit gaano katagal silang magkasama, hindi pa rin niya lubos na natarok ang tunay na nararamdaman nito. "
Natural Translation
No matter how long they have been together, he/she still cannot fully fathom what the other truly feels.
Literal Translation
Even however long they together, not yet also he/she fully fathomed the true that-being-felt of-this.
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