From root: gabi
Usage Note
Hatinggabi refers to the middle of the night or precisely 12:00 AM. It is a compound word combining hati and gabi.
Examples
" Gising pa ako ng hatinggabi. "
Natural Translation
I'm still awake at midnight.
Literal Translation
Awake still I at midnight.
" Umuwi siya ng hatinggabi. "
Natural Translation
He/she went home at midnight.
Literal Translation
Went home he/she at midnight.
" Bago maghatinggabi ay natapos namin ang trabaho kaya nakauwi kaming maaga. "
Natural Translation
Before midnight we finished the work, so we got home early.
Literal Translation
Before become-midnight finished we the work so got-home we early.
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