untugin
untugín with stress marks
to bump [it] against
From root: untog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inuntog
i-nun-TOG
bumped
Present (Incomplete)
inuuntog
i-nu-un-TOG
is being bumped
Future (Contemplated)
uuntugin
u-un-tu-GIN
will be bumped
Usage Note
Untugin is the object-focus form of untog, foregrounding the head or object being knocked as the grammatical focus. Unlike the potentive mauntog, this form can describe both accidental and deliberate contact, and is often used in imperative warnings and parental cautions.
Examples
" Huwag mong untugin ang ulo mo. "
Natural Translation
Don't bump your head.
Literal Translation
Don't you to-bump the head your.
" Planong huwag untugin ang marupok na kahon sa kahit anong matigas na bagay. "
Natural Translation
The plan is not to bump the fragile box against any hard object.
Literal Translation
Planned not to-bump the fragile box against any hard object.
" Mag-ingat ka sa mababang pinto dahil baka mong untugin ang iyong noo kapag hindi ka yumuko. "
Natural Translation
Be careful with the low door because you might bump your forehead against it if you don't duck.
Literal Translation
Be-careful you on low door because might you to-bump the your forehead when not you to-bow.
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