From root: aga
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inagahan
i-na-ga-HAN
made earlier
Present (Incomplete)
inaagahan
i-na-a-ga-HAN
making earlier
Future (Contemplated)
aagahan
a-a-ga-HAN
will make earlier
Usage Note
Agahan is used when asking or intending to do an activity earlier than scheduled or earlier than usual, often to avoid being late or to beat traffic. It is frequently heard in conversations about travel, work shifts, or meeting times.
Examples
" Agahan mo ang gising. "
Natural Translation
Wake up earlier.
Literal Translation
Make-earlier you the waking.
" Kailangan mong agahan ang alis. "
Natural Translation
You need to make the departure earlier.
Literal Translation
Need you make-earlier the leave.
" Dahil traffic tuwing umaga, inagahan namin ang aming alis para hindi mahuli sa pasok. "
Natural Translation
Because of the traffic every morning, we moved our departure earlier so as not to be late for work.
Literal Translation
Because traffic every morning, made-earlier we the our leave so-that not late at entry.
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