tumarok
tumarók with stress marks
to fathom
From root: tarok
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumarok
tu-ma-ROK
fathomed
Present (Incomplete)
tumatarok
tu-ma-ta-ROK
is fathoming
Future (Contemplated)
tatarok
ta-ta-ROK
will fathom
Usage Note
Tumarok is the actor-focus infinitive of tarok, covering both the literal act of sounding a body of water and the figurative act of comprehending something deep or abstract. The ability form matarok is far more common in everyday speech for the figurative sense, typically in negative constructions.
Examples
" Hindi ko matarok ang isip mo. "
Natural Translation
I cannot fathom your mind.
Literal Translation
Not I can-fathom the mind your.
" Mahirap tumarok ng lalim ng karagatan nang walang kagamitan. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to fathom the depth of the ocean without equipment.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-fathom of depth of ocean without equipment.
" Kahit gaano pa siya kalapit sa kanyang ama, hindi pa rin niya lubos na matarok ang tunay na nararamdaman nito. "
Natural Translation
No matter how close he is to his father, he still cannot fully fathom what the latter truly feels.
Literal Translation
However still he close to his father, not still also he fully can-fathom the true feeling of-this.
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