From root: damit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagdamit
nag-da-MIT
put on clothes
Present (Incomplete)
nagdadamit
nag-da-da-MIT
putting on clothes
Future (Contemplated)
magdadamit
mag-da-da-MIT
will put on clothes
Usage Note
Magdamit is used when referring to the act of putting on clothes or dressing oneself in a general sense. It focuses on the overall process of getting dressed rather than wearing a specific item of clothing, which is usually expressed using 'magsuot'.
Examples
" Magdamit ka na, anak. "
Natural Translation
Get dressed now, child.
Literal Translation
Get-dressed you now, child.
" Magdamit ka na dahil aalis na tayo. "
Natural Translation
Get dressed already because we are leaving now.
Literal Translation
Get-dressed you already because leave now we.
" Bago siya magdamit ay laging nagdadasal muna siya tuwing umaga bago pumasok sa eskuwela. "
Natural Translation
Before she gets dressed, she always prays first every morning before going to school.
Literal Translation
Before she get-dressed always praying first she every morning before enter in school.
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