From root: ginaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
gininaw
gi-ni-NAW
felt cold
Present (Incomplete)
giniginaw
gi-ni-gi-NAW
feeling cold
Future (Contemplated)
giginawin
gi-gi-na-WIN
will feel cold
Usage Note
Ginawin is used to describe a person's tendency to feel cold or the physical state of feeling chilly, often occurring in its 'giniginaw' form during conversations about weather or illness. It focuses on the person as the one experiencing the sensation rather than the temperature itself.
Examples
" Madaling ginawin ang matanda. "
Natural Translation
The elderly easily feel cold.
Literal Translation
Easy feel-cold the elderly.
" Madaling ginawin ang mga sanggol. "
Natural Translation
It is easy for babies to feel cold.
Literal Translation
Easy feel-cold the plural baby.
" Tuwing umuulan ay giniginaw ang lola ko, kaya lagi siyang nakabalot ng makapal na kumot. "
Natural Translation
Whenever it rains my grandmother feels cold, so she is always wrapped in a thick blanket.
Literal Translation
Every rains is feeling-cold the grandmother my, so always she wrapped of thick blanket.
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