From root: tubig
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinubigan
ti-nu-bi-GAN
watered something
Present (Incomplete)
tinutubigan
ti-nu-tu-bi-GAN
watering something
Future (Contemplated)
tutubigan
tu-tu-bi-GAN
will water something
Usage Note
Tubigan is used when providing water to plants, animals, or adding water to a specific container or area like a rice field. It is an object-focused verb that highlights the thing being watered as the primary focus of the sentence.
Examples
" Tubigan mo ang mga gulay. "
Natural Translation
Water the vegetables.
Literal Translation
Water you the vegetables.
" Kailangan mong tubigan ang halaman. "
Natural Translation
You need to water the plant.
Literal Translation
Need you water the plant.
" Tuwing umaga, tinutubigan ng lolo ko ang mga halaman bago pa sumikat ang araw nang hindi sila malanta. "
Natural Translation
Every morning, my grandfather waters the plants before the sun even rises so they don't wilt.
Literal Translation
Every morning, waters by grandfather my the plants before even rises the sun so-that not they to-wilt.
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