From root: gamot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naggamot
nag-ga-MOT
used medicine
Present (Incomplete)
naggagamot
nag-ga-ga-MOT
using medicine
Future (Contemplated)
maggagamot
mag-ga-ga-MOT
will use medicine
Usage Note
Maggamot is used when referring to the process of undergoing medical treatment or the regular application of medicine to cure an illness. It often implies a sustained effort or a prescribed regimen rather than just a one-time act of taking a pill.
Examples
" Kailangan kong maggamot agad. "
Natural Translation
I need to get treatment right away.
Literal Translation
Need I-linker get-treatment immediately.
" Kailangang maggamot ng pasyente araw-araw. "
Natural Translation
The patient needs to use medicine daily.
Literal Translation
Need to-use-medicine of patient day-day.
" Mahirap maggamot kung wala kang pera, kaya marami ang nagtitiis na lang sa sakit. "
Natural Translation
It's hard to get treatment when you have no money, so many just endure their illness.
Literal Translation
Hard get-treatment if none you money, so many the endure just at illness.
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