From root: gising
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
iginising
i-gi-NI-sing
woke someone with
Present (Incomplete)
iginigising
i-gi-ni-GI-sing
waking someone with
Future (Contemplated)
igigising
i-gi-gi-SING
will wake someone with
Usage Note
Igising is used when specifying the instrument or means by which someone is woken up, such as an alarm clock or a loud noise. It emphasizes the tool used to achieve the action rather than the person being woken.
Examples
" Igising mo ang alarma sa akin. "
Natural Translation
Use the alarm to wake me.
Literal Translation
Wake-with you the alarm to me.
" Mahirap igising ang malakas na boses sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to wake someone with a loud voice to him/her.
Literal Translation
Hard wake-someone-with the loud voice to him/her.
" Malakas ang tunog ng alarmang ginamit niyang igising sa mga bata para hindi sila mahuli sa eskuwela. "
Natural Translation
The alarm she used to wake the children was loud so they wouldn't be late for school.
Literal Translation
Loud the sound of alarm that used she wake-with to the children so not they late at school.
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