From root: daldal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinaldal
di-nal-DAL
chattered to
Present (Incomplete)
dinadaldal
di-na-dal-DAL
chattering to
Future (Contemplated)
dadaldalin
da-dal-da-LIN
will chatter to
Usage Note
Daldalin is used when someone talks excessively or incessantly to another person, often in a casual or potentially overwhelming manner. It implies subjecting someone to non-stop chatter, highlighting the person being talked to as the target of the action.
Examples
" Huwag mo akong daldalin. "
Natural Translation
Don't chatter at me.
Literal Translation
Don't you me chatter-to.
" Gusto kong daldalin si Ana. "
Natural Translation
I want to chatter to Ana.
Literal Translation
Want I chatter-to name-, Ana.
" Tuwing pagod ako, dinadaldal ako ng kapatid ko hanggang hindi ako makatulog nang maayos. "
Natural Translation
Whenever I'm tired, my sibling chatters at me until I can't sleep properly.
Literal Translation
Every-time tired I, is-chattering-to me of sibling my until not I can-sleep properly.
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