From root: trabaho
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
itinrabaho
i-tin-ra-BA-ho
worked for
Present (Incomplete)
itinatrabaho
i-ti-na-tra-BA-ho
working for
Future (Contemplated)
itatrabaho
i-ta-tra-BA-ho
will work for
Usage Note
Itrabaho is used when focusing on a specific task, document, or item that needs to be processed or worked on. It is commonly used in professional contexts to indicate that a particular assignment is being handled or needs completion.
Examples
" Itrabaho mo na ang ulat. "
Natural Translation
Go and work on the report now.
Literal Translation
Work-on by-you now the report.
" Kailangan mong itrabaho ang utang mo sa akin. "
Natural Translation
You need to work for your debt to me.
Literal Translation
Need by-you to-work-for the debt of-you to me.
" Bago ka umuwi, itrabaho mo muna ang mga dokumentong ipinasa kahapon ng kliyente natin. "
Natural Translation
Before you go home, first work on the documents that our client submitted yesterday.
Literal Translation
Before you go-home, work-on by-you first the plural document that submitted yesterday by client our.
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