From root: gising
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ginising
gi-NI-sing
woke someone
Present (Incomplete)
ginigising
gi-ni-GI-sing
waking someone
Future (Contemplated)
gigisingin
gi-gi-si-NGIN
will wake someone
Usage Note
Gisingin is an object-focus verb used when the person being woken up is the specific focus of the sentence. It is very common in daily household contexts, especially when asking someone to wake another person up from sleep.
Examples
" Gisingin mo ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Wake up the child.
Literal Translation
Wake you the child.
" Kailangan mong gisingin si Papa. "
Natural Translation
You need to wake Dad.
Literal Translation
Need you wake name-, Dad.
" Pakiusap, gisingin mo ako nang maaga bukas dahil may importante akong pupuntahan. "
Natural Translation
Please wake me up early tomorrow because I have an important place to go.
Literal Translation
Please, wake you me early tomorrow because has important I will-go-to.
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