From root: damdam
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagdamdam
nag-dam-DAM
felt hurt
Present (Incomplete)
nagdadamdam
nag-da-dam-DAM
feeling hurt
Future (Contemplated)
magdadamdam
mag-da-dam-DAM
will feel hurt
Usage Note
Magdamdam is used when someone feels emotionally hurt, slighted, or sensitive to another's actions or words. It often describes a quiet, internal feeling of resentment, suggesting the person is taking a situation personally or being sensitive.
Examples
" Madali siyang magdamdam. "
Natural Translation
She gets hurt easily.
Literal Translation
Easy she feel-hurt.
" Huwag kang magdamdam sa sinabi niya. "
Natural Translation
Don't feel hurt by what he said.
Literal Translation
Don't you feel-hurt at said he/she.
" Kahit pabiro lang ang sinabi ko, nagdamdam pa rin siya dahil masyado siyang sensitibo sa mga ganitong usapan. "
Natural Translation
Even though what I said was just a joke, she still felt hurt because she is too sensitive to conversations like this.
Literal Translation
Even joking only the said I, felt-hurt still she because too she sensitive to plural like-this talk.
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