tumasak
tumasák with stress marks
to stab
From root: tasak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumasak
tu-ma-SAK
stabbed
Present (Incomplete)
tumatasak
tu-ma-ta-SAK
is stabbing
Future (Contemplated)
tatasak
ta-ta-SAK
will stab
Usage Note
Tumasak is the actor-focus form of tasak, used when the one stabbing or impaling is the grammatical focus. It appears more in older literary and regional Tagalog than in everyday urban speech, where more common synonyms tend to displace it.
Examples
" Mahirap tumasak ng matigas na yelo. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to stab hard ice.
Literal Translation
Hard to-stab of hard ice.
" Mahirap tumasak ng matigas na yelo gamit ang mapurol na kagamitan. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to stab hard ice using a dull tool.
Literal Translation
Difficult to stab of hard ice using the dull tool.
" Sa mga lumang kuwento, marunong tumasak ang mandirigma gamit ang kanyang matalas na sibat sa gitna ng labanan. "
Natural Translation
In the old tales, the warrior knew how to stab with his sharp spear in the thick of battle.
Literal Translation
In the old stories, knows-how to-stab the warrior using the his sharp spear in middle of battle.
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