Harimanawari!
May it happen!
Usage Note
Harimanawari! is an archaic and literary exclamation expressing a fervent wish or prayer that something will come to pass. Rarely used in contemporary everyday speech, it appears in classical Tagalog literature and formal prayers, conveying hopeful longing similar to 'would that it were so' in English.
Examples
" Harimanawari! Magtagumpay ka. "
Natural Translation
May it happen! May you succeed.
Literal Translation
May-it-happen! Succeed you.
" Harimanawari! gumaling ka na agad. "
Natural Translation
May it happen! (May) you get well immediately.
Literal Translation
May-it-happen! get-well you now immediately.
" Harimanawari! Sa darating na taon ay magkaroon ng kapayapaan ang ating bayan na matagal nang naghihirap. "
Natural Translation
May it happen! In the coming year, may our nation, which has long suffered, finally have peace.
Literal Translation
May-it-happen! In coming year have of peace the our nation that long already suffering.
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