magbigti
magbígtì with stress marks
to hang oneself
From root: bigti
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagbigti
nag-BIG-ti
hanged
Present (Incomplete)
nagbibigti
nag-bi-BIG-ti
is hanging
Future (Contemplated)
magbibigti
mag-bi-BIG-ti
will hang
Usage Note
Magbigti is the actor-focus infinitive of bigti, used in news, legal, and historical contexts for death by self-hanging. It belongs to a sensitive register and is not casual vocabulary; learners should handle it with care and reserve it for formal or factual contexts. The object-focus counterpart bigtihin places the victim at the grammatical center.
Examples
" Bawal magbigti. "
Natural Translation
Hanging oneself is forbidden.
Literal Translation
Forbidden to-hang-oneself.
" Ang magbigti ay hindi solusyon sa problema. "
Natural Translation
Hanging oneself is not a solution to the problem.
Literal Translation
The to hang oneself is not solution to problem.
" Marami ang naghihirap nang tahimik, kaya mahalagang malaman nila na hindi solusyon ang magbigti at may tutulong sa kanila. "
Natural Translation
Many suffer in silence, so it is important for them to know that taking one's own life is not a solution and that there are people who will help them.
Literal Translation
Many the suffering in-silence, so important to-know they that not solution the to-hang-oneself and have will-help to them.
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