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ubos

ubós with stress marks

consumed; used up; depleted

adjective verb u-BOS Native origin Less Common

Usage Note

Ubos describes something that has been fully consumed or run out, most often used with food, supplies, money, or energy. It commonly appears as a stative adjective ('ubos na' — 'all gone') or with the inflected verb form 'naubos' to describe the moment something ran out.

Examples

Beginner

" Ubos na ang kanin. "

Natural Translation

The rice is all gone.

Literal Translation

Consumed already the rice.

Intermediate

" Mahirap iwanan ang baso kapag ubos na ang laman na gatas. "

Natural Translation

It is difficult to leave the glass when the milk inside is already completely used up.

Literal Translation

Difficult to leave the glass when consumed already the content milk.

Advanced

" Bago pa man matapos ang buwan, naubos na ang aming budget dahil sa biglaang gastos sa ospital. "

Natural Translation

Even before the month ended, our budget was already used up because of sudden hospital expenses.

Literal Translation

Before even end the month, used-up already the our budget because in sudden expense in hospital.

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