From root: ganoon
Usage Note
Pagkaganoon is a temporal marker used to describe a state or situation immediately following a specific event. It is similar to saying 'after that happened' or 'once it was like that'.
Examples
" Pagkaganoon, umalis na siya. "
Natural Translation
After that, he left.
Literal Translation
After-being-that-way, left already he.
" Hindi ko gusto ang pagkaganoon. "
Natural Translation
I do not like it after being that way.
Literal Translation
Not I like the after-being-that-way.
" Nagalit muna ang ama sa anak, ngunit pagkaganoon ay nilapitan niya ito at marahang ipinaliwanag ang kanyang nararamdaman. "
Natural Translation
The father first got angry at the child, but after that he approached him and gently explained how he felt.
Literal Translation
Got-angry first the father at child, but after-that approached he this and gently explained the his feeling.
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