From root: bango
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binango
bi-na-NGO
smelled as fragrant
Present (Incomplete)
binabango
bi-na-ba-NGO
smelling as fragrant
Future (Contemplated)
babanguhin
ba-ba-ngu-HIN
will smell as fragrant
Usage Note
Banguhin is used when intentionally smelling something expected to be fragrant, such as flowers or perfume, to appreciate its scent. It is often used as a command or suggestion to notice a pleasant aroma.
Examples
" Banguhin mo ang bulaklak. "
Natural Translation
Smell the flower.
Literal Translation
Smell-fragrant you the flower.
" Masarap banguhin ang mga bagong labang damit. "
Natural Translation
It is nice to smell the newly washed clothes as fragrant.
Literal Translation
Nice smell-fragrant the plural new link washed clothes.
" Tuwing umuuwi siya galing sa bukid, gusto niyang banguhin ang sampaguitang itinanim ng kanyang ina sa bakuran. "
Natural Translation
Whenever she comes home from the field, she likes to smell the sampaguita her mother planted in the yard.
Literal Translation
Every comes-home she from the field, like she smell-fragrant the sampaguita planted by the her mother in yard.
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