itumba
itumbá with stress marks
to knock [it] down
From root: tumba
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
itinumba
i-ti-num-BA
knocked down
Present (Incomplete)
itinutumba
i-ti-nu-tum-BA
is being knocked down
Future (Contemplated)
itutumba
i-tu-tum-BA
will be knocked down
Usage Note
Itumba is the object-focus form of tumba, used when the thing being knocked or toppled over is the grammatical focus. It is the counterpart to the intransitive tumumba, and appears in both literal contexts — felling a post or a tree — and figurative ones like toppling a government or an opponent.
Examples
" Gusto niyang itumba ang poste. "
Natural Translation
He wants to knock down the post.
Literal Translation
Want his to-knock-down the post.
" Sinubukan niyang itumba ang mga bowling pin sa isang tira lang. "
Natural Translation
He/She tried to knock down the bowling pins in just one shot.
Literal Translation
Tried he/she to-knock-down the bowling pins in one shot only.
" Sa pamamagitan ng iisang malakas na suntok, kaya ng kampeon na itumba ang kahit sinong kalaban sa loob ng ring. "
Natural Translation
With a single powerful punch, the champion can knock down any opponent inside the ring.
Literal Translation
By means of single strong punch, able of champion to-knock-down the whatever opponent inside of ring.
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