damag
damág with stress marks
all night
Usage Note
Damag means the entire span of the night, often used to describe staying awake or continuing an activity until morning. 'Magdamag' is the verbal/adverbial form: 'nagpuyat siya magdamag' (she stayed awake all night). It is common in contexts of hard work, celebration, worry, or storytelling that goes through the night.
Examples
" Nagtrabaho siya nang damag. "
Natural Translation
He worked all night.
Literal Translation
Worked he all-night.
" Natapos ang kwento sa damag. "
Natural Translation
The story finished throughout the night.
Literal Translation
Finished the story in all-night.
" Nagpuyat ang mga magsasaka nang damag upang bantayan ang kanilang ani sa darating na bagyo. "
Natural Translation
The farmers stayed awake all night to guard their harvest against the coming storm.
Literal Translation
Stayed-awake the farmers all-night in-order to-guard the their harvest against coming storm.
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