utasin
utasín with stress marks
to finish [it] off
From root: utas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inutas
i-NU-tas
finished off
Present (Incomplete)
inuutas
i-nu-U-tas
is being finished off
Future (Contemplated)
uutasin
u-u-ta-SIN
will be finished off
Usage Note
Utasin is the object-focus infinitive of utas, placing the thing — or person — being finished off as the grammatical focus. Applied to tasks, food, and games in neutral or positive senses, it carries a harsh, even violent register when directed at a person, implying elimination; the root utas means ended, terminated, or dead, and that gravity bleeds into the verb.
Examples
" Utasin natin ang pagkain. "
Natural Translation
Let's finish off the food.
Literal Translation
Finish-off we the food.
" Utos ng pinuno na utasin ang huling problema sa proyekto. "
Natural Translation
The leader ordered to finish off the last remaining problem in the project.
Literal Translation
Command of leader , to-finish-off the last problem in project.
" Nangako ang koponan na uutasin nila ang natitirang gawain bago matapos ang araw na ito. "
Natural Translation
The team promised that they would finish off the remaining work before the end of this day.
Literal Translation
Promised the team that will-finish-off they the remaining task before to-end the day this.
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