From root: dugo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagdugo
nag-du-GO
bled
Present (Incomplete)
nagdudugo
nag-du-du-GO
bleeding
Future (Contemplated)
magdudugo
mag-du-du-GO
will bleed
Usage Note
Magdugo is used when describing the act of bleeding from a physical injury or medical condition. It can also be used figuratively to express intense emotional distress, as in the phrase 'magdugo ang puso' (to have a bleeding heart).
Examples
" Baka magdugo ang sugat. "
Natural Translation
The wound might bleed.
Literal Translation
Might bleed the wound.
" Ayaw kong magdugo ang sugat ko. "
Natural Translation
I don't want my wound to bleed.
Literal Translation
Not-want I bleed the wound.
" Parang magdudugo ang puso ko sa tuwing maaalala kong umalis siya nang hindi man lang nagpaalam. "
Natural Translation
My heart feels like it bleeds every time I remember that he left without even saying goodbye.
Literal Translation
Seems will-bleed the heart my at every remember I left he without even saying-goodbye.
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