From root: gitna
Usage Note
Kagitnaan refers to the very center of an area or a point in time, such as kagitnaan ng gabi for midnight.
Examples
" Nasa kagitnaan ng silid ang mesa. "
Natural Translation
The table is at the center of the room.
Literal Translation
At center of room the table.
" Nasa kagitnaan kami ng kalsada. "
Natural Translation
We are at the middle point of the road.
Literal Translation
At middle point we of road.
" Nagising ako sa kagitnaan ng gabi dahil sa ingay ng ulan na tumatama sa bubong ng aming bahay. "
Natural Translation
I woke up in the middle of the night because of the sound of the rain hitting the roof of our house.
Literal Translation
Woke I at center of night because of noise of rain that hitting the roof of our house.
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