From root: gayuma
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ginayuma
gi-na-YU-ma
charmed
Present (Incomplete)
ginagayuma
gi-na-ga-YU-ma
charming
Future (Contemplated)
gagayumahin
ga-ga-yu-ma-HIN
will charm
Usage Note
Gayumahin is used when someone attempts to attract or influence another person through a love potion or a supernatural spell. It is often used in the context of folk beliefs or jokingly to describe an intense, seemingly inexplicable romantic attraction.
Examples
" Gusto ka niyang gayumahin. "
Natural Translation
He wants to charm you.
Literal Translation
Want you he charm.
" Gusto niyang gayumahin ang dalaga. "
Natural Translation
He wants to charm the young woman.
Literal Translation
Want he charm the young-woman.
" Naniniwala ang ilang matatanda na pwedeng gayumahin ang isang tao gamit ang lihim na halaman mula sa bundok. "
Natural Translation
Some elderly people believe that a person can be charmed using a secret plant from the mountain.
Literal Translation
Believe the some elderly that can charm the one person using the secret plant from the mountain.
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