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Word Learning
hákad - To take out the contents of, empty
a box or the like, remove from a receptacle.
Hakáda ang ákon ulús sa baúl, kay
inanáyan. Take my clothes out of the
trunk, for they have been attacked by white
ants. Hakádi (—ári) akó sang kán-on sa
kólon. Empty the rice out of the kettle for
me. Ihákad akó ánay sang sulúd sang
hákal – halá
ákon maléta. Kindly take the things out of
my suit-case. (cf. súkad—to ladle or scoop
out rice from the pot, etc.).