matibi
matíbi with stress marks
to be constipated
From root: tibi
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
natibi
na-TI-bi
got constipated
Present (Incomplete)
natitibi
na-ti-TI-bi
is constipated
Future (Contemplated)
matitibi
ma-ti-TI-bi
will be constipated
Usage Note
Matibi is the actor-focus stative form of tibi, describing the condition of constipation as something that befalls the person experiencing it. Because the condition is involuntary and stative, the ma- construction is the natural and essentially only form — no object-focus counterpart exists for this purely bodily state.
Examples
" Madaling matibi ang bata. "
Natural Translation
A child gets constipated easily.
Literal Translation
Easily to-be-constipated the child.
" Madaling matibi ang tao kapag kulang sa pag-inom ng tubig. "
Natural Translation
It is easy for a person to be constipated when lacking in water intake.
Literal Translation
Easy to be constipated the person when lacking in drinking of water.
" Kapag kulang ka sa hibla at hindi umiinom ng sapat na tubig, malamang na matibi ka at mahirapan sa katawan. "
Natural Translation
When you lack fiber and don't drink enough water, you will likely become constipated and feel unwell.
Literal Translation
When lacking you in fiber and not drinking of enough water, likely to-be-constipated you and have-difficulty in body.
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