From root: gabi
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naggabi
nag-ga-BI
stayed until night
Present (Incomplete)
naggagabi
nag-ga-ga-BI
staying until night
Future (Contemplated)
maggagabi
mag-ga-ga-BI
will stay until night
Usage Note
Maggabi is used when an activity or stay extends until nighttime, often implying that a person remained in a place until it became dark. It is commonly used in social or work contexts to highlight the duration of an event or stay.
Examples
" Maggabi tayo sa parke. "
Natural Translation
Let's stay at the park until night.
Literal Translation
Stay-until-night we at park.
" Nagpasya silang maggabi sa dalampasigan. "
Natural Translation
They decided to stay at the beach until night.
Literal Translation
Decided they to-stay-until-night at beach.
" Dahil ang saya ng usapan, napilitan kaming maggabi sa bahay ng aming lola. "
Natural Translation
Because the conversation was so enjoyable, we ended up staying until night at our grandmother's house.
Literal Translation
Because the joy of conversation, were-forced we to-stay-until-night at house of our grandmother.
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