From root: galit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ginalit
gi-na-LIT
made angry
Present (Incomplete)
ginagalit
gi-na-ga-LIT
making angry
Future (Contemplated)
gagalitin
ga-ga-li-TIN
will make angry
Usage Note
Galitin is used when the focus of the sentence is the person being provoked or made angry, often appearing in commands or warnings to avoid social conflict. It implies a deliberate action or behavior intended to test someone's patience or cause emotional distress.
Examples
" Huwag mong galitin ang kapatid mo. "
Natural Translation
Don't make your sibling angry.
Literal Translation
Do-not you make-angry the sibling your.
" Mahirap galitin ang taong pasensyoso. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to make a patient person angry.
Literal Translation
Hard make-angry the person patient.
" Kahit pagod na pagod siya, sinadya pa rin nilang galitin siya sa pamamagitan ng walang kabuluhang biro. "
Natural Translation
Even though he was utterly exhausted, they still deliberately provoked him with a pointless joke.
Literal Translation
Even tired very he, deliberate still they-link make-angry him through of without meaning-link joke.
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