giit
giít with stress marks
insist; push through
Usage Note
Giit conveys a determined insistence on something — pushing one's position or forcing one's way through. 'Igiit' means to insist upon or assert firmly. It can describe both physical pushing through a crowd and the act of asserting an opinion or demand firmly in conversation. Used in both formal and informal registers.
Examples
" Igiit mo ang iyong karapatan. "
Natural Translation
Insist on your right.
Literal Translation
Insist you the your right.
" Isang malakas na giit ang ginawa ng lalaki. "
Natural Translation
The man made a strong insistence.
Literal Translation
One strong that insist the did of man.
" Patuloy na iginiit ng mga manggagawa ang kanilang kahilingan para sa mas mataas na sahod sa kabila ng pagtanggi ng kumpanya. "
Natural Translation
The workers continued to insist on their demand for higher wages despite the company's refusal.
Literal Translation
Continuously insisted by-the workers the their demand for the higher that wage in spite of refusal of company.
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