From root: galing
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinagaling
pi-na-ga-LING
healed someone
Present (Incomplete)
pinapagaling
pi-na-pa-ga-LING
healing someone
Future (Contemplated)
papagalingin
pa-pa-ga-li-NGIN
will heal someone
Usage Note
Pagalingin is used when the focus is on a specific person or animal being treated to recover from an illness or injury. It often implies a deliberate act of healing, whether through medical intervention, care, or spiritual means.
Examples
" Pagalingin natin ang aso. "
Natural Translation
Let's heal the dog.
Literal Translation
Heal we the dog.
" Kailangan mong pagalingin ang sugat niya. "
Natural Translation
You need to heal his wound.
Literal Translation
Need you heal the wound of-him.
" Ginagawa ng mga doktor ang lahat ng makakaya nila para pagalingin ang mga pasyenteng dinala sa ospital kagabi. "
Natural Translation
The doctors are doing everything they can to heal the patients who were brought to the hospital last night.
Literal Translation
Doing of plural doctor the all of can-do their to heal the plural patient brought to hospital last-night.
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