bigtihin
bigtihín with stress marks
to hang [someone]
From root: bigti
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binigti
bi-NIG-ti
hanged
Present (Incomplete)
binibigti
bi-ni-BIG-ti
is being hanged
Future (Contemplated)
bibigtihin
bi-big-ti-HIN
will be hanged
Usage Note
Bigtihin is the object-focus infinitive of bigti, placing the victim at the center of the action. Belongs to a formal and historically charged register, appearing in accounts of execution, colonial-era punishments, and legal history. Rarely used in casual speech; the related noun pagbibigte appears in literary and journalistic writing on suicide by hanging.
Examples
" Bigtihin daw ang magnanakaw. "
Natural Translation
They say the thief will be hanged.
Literal Translation
Hang reportedly the thief.
" Bigtihin daw ang traydor noong unang panahon. "
Natural Translation
Traitors were said to be hanged in the old days.
Literal Translation
Hang reportedly the traitor in former times.
" Noong unang panahon, iniutos ng hari na bigtihin ang sinumang lalabag sa kanyang mga batas. "
Natural Translation
In the old days, the king ordered that anyone who broke his laws be hanged.
Literal Translation
In former times, ordered by king that to-hang whoever will-break to his laws.
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