From root: ganoon
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
gumanoon
gu-ma-no-ON
acted like that
Present (Incomplete)
gumaganoon
gu-ma-ga-no-ON
acting like that
Future (Contemplated)
gaganoon
ga-ga-no-ON
will act like that
Usage Note
Gumanoon is used when imitating a specific action or gesture that the speaker is currently demonstrating or has just witnessed. It is common in informal storytelling to vividly describe how someone moved, spoke, or reacted.
Examples
" Huwag kang gumanoon. "
Natural Translation
Don't act like that.
Literal Translation
Don't you act-like-that.
" Nakita ko siyang gumanoon sa harap ko. "
Natural Translation
I saw him act like that in front of me.
Literal Translation
Saw I him act-like-that in front of me.
" Tuwing nahihiya siya, gumaganoon siya na nakatungo ang ulo at hindi makatingin sa mga tao. "
Natural Translation
Whenever she's shy, she acts like that, with her head bowed and unable to look at people.
Literal Translation
Whenever shy she, acting-like-that she that bowed the head and not able-to-look at the people.
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