From root: daga
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinaga
di-na-GA
was infested with rats
Present (Incomplete)
dinadaga
di-na-da-GA
is being infested with rats
Future (Contemplated)
dadagain
da-da-ga-IN
will be infested with rats
Usage Note
Dagain is used to describe a place or object becoming infested or overrun with rats, often used in the context of warning someone about poor sanitation or food storage. It belongs to a category of verbs where the '-in' suffix indicates being afflicted by the creature mentioned in the root word.
Examples
" Dinaga ang kusina namin. "
Natural Translation
Our kitchen got infested with rats.
Literal Translation
Was-infested-with-rats the kitchen our.
" Ayaw kong dagain ang bahay. "
Natural Translation
I don't want the house to be infested with rats.
Literal Translation
Dislike I be-infested-with-rats the house.
" Kung hindi mo lilinisin ang imbakan ng pagkain, baka madaga ito at sumira sa mga supot ng bigas. "
Natural Translation
If you don't clean the food storage, it might get infested with rats and they'll ruin the sacks of rice.
Literal Translation
If not you will-clean the storage of food, maybe will-be-infested-with-rats this and ruin the bags of rice.
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