From root: gagamba
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naggagamba
nag-ga-GAM-ba
hunted for spiders
Present (Incomplete)
naggagagamba
nag-ga-ga-GAM-ba
hunting for spiders
Future (Contemplated)
maggagagamba
mag-ga-ga-GAM-ba
will hunt for spiders
Usage Note
Maggagamba is used when referring to the traditional Filipino pastime of hunting for spiders, usually in bushes or trees, for the purpose of spider wrestling. It is an informal term most commonly heard among children or in rural settings.
Examples
" Maggagagamba kami mamaya. "
Natural Translation
We'll hunt for spiders later.
Literal Translation
Will-hunt-for-spiders we later.
" Mahilig kaming maggagamba noong bata pa kami. "
Natural Translation
We loved hunting for spiders when we were young.
Literal Translation
Fond we to-hunt-for-spiders when young still we.
" Tuwing bakasyon sa probinsya, naggagamba kami ng aking mga pinsan sa mga palumpong bago magtakipsilim. "
Natural Translation
Every vacation in the province, my cousins and I would hunt for spiders in the bushes before dusk.
Literal Translation
Every vacation in province, hunted-for-spiders we with my cousins in the bushes before to-dusk.
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