From root: ubo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inubo
i-NU-bo
caught a cough
Present (Incomplete)
inuubo
i-nu-U-bo
catching a cough
Future (Contemplated)
uubuhin
u-u-bu-HIN
will catch a cough
Usage Note
Ubuhin is used to express that someone will develop or catch a cough, often as a consequence of a specific action or environmental factor. It is frequently used by parents or caregivers in warnings or when describing someone's susceptibility to illness.
Examples
" Baka ubuhin ang bata. "
Natural Translation
The child might catch a cough.
Literal Translation
Maybe catch-a-cough the child.
" Ayaw kong ubuhin sa gabi. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to catch a cough at night.
Literal Translation
Dislike I catch-a-cough in night.
" Kapag hindi ka nagsuot ng tamang damit sa malamig na panahon, baka ubuhin ka at hindi makapasok sa trabaho. "
Natural Translation
If you don't wear the right clothes in cold weather, you might catch a cough and not be able to go to work.
Literal Translation
When not you wore of right clothes in cold link weather, maybe catch-a-cough you and not able-to-enter to work.
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