From root: galit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinagalitan
ki-na-ga-li-TAN
was angry at
Present (Incomplete)
kinagagalitan
ki-na-ga-ga-li-TAN
being angry at
Future (Contemplated)
kagagalitan
ka-ga-ga-li-TAN
will be angry at
Usage Note
Kagalitan is used when someone is the target of another person's anger or scolding, often implying a disciplinary context like a parent correcting a child. It focuses on the person being scolded as the subject of the sentence.
Examples
" Huwag mo akong kagalitan. "
Natural Translation
Don't be angry at me.
Literal Translation
Don't you me be-angry-at.
" Mahirap kagalitan ang taong mahal mo. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to be angry at the person you love.
Literal Translation
Hard be-angry-at the person-link love you.
" Hindi ko siya kayang kagalitan kahit nagkamali siya dahil alam kong nagsumikap naman talaga siya. "
Natural Translation
I cannot bring myself to scold him even though he made a mistake, because I know he really tried hard.
Literal Translation
Not I him able be-angry-at even mistaken he because know I strove indeed truly he.
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