makidamay
makidamáy with stress marks
to sympathize
From root: damay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nakidamay
na-ki-da-MAY
sympathized
Present (Incomplete)
nakikidamay
na-ki-ki-da-MAY
is sympathizing
Future (Contemplated)
makikidamay
ma-ki-ki-da-MAY
will sympathize
Usage Note
Makidamay is built with the maki- social-participation prefix on the root damay, expressing joining others in shared grief, mourning, or sympathetic feeling. The related form nakikiramay is the standard formula in condolence expressions, reflecting the Filipino cultural emphasis on communal solidarity in times of loss.
Examples
" Pumunta kami para makidamay. "
Natural Translation
We came to sympathize.
Literal Translation
Came we to sympathize.
" Pumunta sila roon para makidamay sa pamilya. "
Natural Translation
They went there to sympathize with the family.
Literal Translation
Went they there in order to sympathize with family.
" Kahit malayo ang biyahe, nakidamay pa rin siya sa naulila para ipakita ang tunay na pagmamahal. "
Natural Translation
Even though the trip was far, she still came to sympathize with the bereaved to show genuine love.
Literal Translation
Even far the trip, sympathized still she with bereaved to show the true love.
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