matimbog
matímbog with stress marks
to be nabbed
From root: timbog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
natimbog
na-TIM-bog
got nabbed
Present (Incomplete)
natitimbog
na-ti-TIM-bog
is being nabbed
Future (Contemplated)
matitimbog
ma-ti-TIM-bog
will be nabbed
Usage Note
Matimbog is the actor-focus stative infinitive of timbog, colloquial for being caught or arrested — most often by police during a raid or sting operation. The ma- construction frames the arrest as something that happens to the subject; informal in register. The primary literal meaning of timbog as a splash of water is now largely displaced by this policing sense.
Examples
" Natimbog ang magnanakaw kahapon. "
Natural Translation
The thief got nabbed yesterday.
Literal Translation
Got-nabbed the thief yesterday.
" Inaasahang matimbog ng mga pulis ang nagtatagong magnanakaw. "
Natural Translation
The hiding thief is expected to be nabbed by the police.
Literal Translation
Expected to-be-nabbed by police the hiding thief.
" Matatakot na magnakaw ang mga kriminal kapag alam nilang madali silang matimbog ng mga pulis sa lugar. "
Natural Translation
Criminals will be afraid to steal once they know they can easily be nabbed by the police in the area.
Literal Translation
Will-be-afraid to-steal the criminals when know they easily they to-be-nabbed by police in place.
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