From root: gapang
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
iginapang
i-gi-NA-pang
struggled through for someone
Present (Incomplete)
iginagapang
i-gi-na-GA-pang
struggling through for someone
Future (Contemplated)
igagapang
i-ga-GA-pang
will struggle through for someone
Usage Note
Igapang is used figuratively to describe the act of enduring extreme hardship or sacrifice to provide for a loved one's needs, most commonly used in the context of parents working hard to finish their children's education. It emphasizes a slow, painful, but persistent struggle to overcome poverty or difficult circumstances.
Examples
" Igapang mo ang trabaho niya. "
Natural Translation
Struggle through the work for him.
Literal Translation
Struggle-through you the work his.
" Kailangan mong igapang ang trabaho niya. "
Natural Translation
You need to struggle through the work for him.
Literal Translation
Need you struggle-through the work his.
" Kahit puyat at pagod, iginagapang ng mga magulang ang pag-aaral ng kanilang anak para magkaroon ito ng magandang kinabukasan. "
Natural Translation
Even when sleepless and tired, parents struggle through their child's schooling so the child may have a good future.
Literal Translation
Even sleepless and tired, struggle-through by the plural parent the studies of their child so-that have it of good future.
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