From root: bagyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binagyo
bi-nag-YO
hit by a typhoon
Present (Incomplete)
binabagyo
bi-na-bag-YO
being hit by a typhoon
Future (Contemplated)
babagyuhin
ba-bag-yu-HIN
will be hit by a typhoon
Usage Note
Bagyuhin is used when referring to a specific location or object that is being struck or affected by a typhoon. It is frequently heard in news reports and daily conversations during the Philippines' rainy season to describe the impact of severe weather.
Examples
" Binagyo ang aming bukid. "
Natural Translation
Our farm was hit by a typhoon.
Literal Translation
Hit-by-typhoon the our farm.
" Ayaw kong bagyuhin ang bahay namin. "
Natural Translation
I don't want our house to be hit by a typhoon.
Literal Translation
Dislike I be-hit-by-typhoon the house our.
" Kapag binabagyo ang mga pananim, malaki ang mawawalang kita ng mga magsasaka sa lalawigan. "
Natural Translation
When the crops are hit by a typhoon, the farmers in the province lose a great deal of income.
Literal Translation
When being-hit-by-typhoon the plural crops, big the will-be-lost income of plural farmers in province.
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