tumilamsik
tumilamsík with stress marks
to splash
From root: tilamsik
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumilamsik
tu-mi-lam-SIK
splashed
Present (Incomplete)
tumitilamsik
tu-mi-ti-lam-SIK
is splashing
Future (Contemplated)
titilamsik
ti-ti-lam-SIK
will splash
Usage Note
Tumilamsik is the actor-focus infinitive of tilamsik, covering the scattering of liquid droplets or sparks outward from a source. Intrinsically intransitive — the splattering substance itself is the grammatical subject — it is common in cooking contexts involving hot oil and in descriptions of welding or fireworks sparks.
Examples
" Tumilamsik ang mainit na mantika. "
Natural Translation
The hot oil splashed.
Literal Translation
Splashed the hot oil.
" Bawal tumilamsik ang tubig mula sa swimming pool papunta sa mga dumadaan. "
Natural Translation
The water from the swimming pool is forbidden to splash onto the passersby.
Literal Translation
Prohibited to-splash the water from swimming pool going to passersby.
" Tumilamsik ang putik sa aming damit habang dumadaan ang mga sasakyan sa baha kanina sa daan. "
Natural Translation
The mud splashed onto our clothes as the vehicles passed through the flood on the road earlier.
Literal Translation
Splashed the mud on our clothes while passing the vehicles in flood earlier on road.
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