hagarin
hagarín with stress marks
to pursue [someone]
From root: hagad
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinagad
hi-NA-gad
pursued
Present (Incomplete)
hinahagad
hi-na-HA-gad
is being pursued
Future (Contemplated)
hahagarin
ha-ha-ga-RIN
will be pursued
Usage Note
Hagarin is the object-focus form of hagad, used when the person or thing being pursued is the focus. More common in literary and formal registers than in everyday speech, it often appears in narratives of pursuit. Its actor-focus partner is humagad.
Examples
" Hahagarin ng pulis ang takas. "
Natural Translation
The police will pursue the escapee.
Literal Translation
Will-pursue by-police the escapee.
" Trabaho ng pulis na hagarin ang mga takas. "
Natural Translation
It is the police's job to pursue the escapees.
Literal Translation
Job of police to pursue the escapees.
" Patuloy na hinagad ng bayani ang mga kaaway hanggang sa makarating sila sa hangganan ng kanilang nayon. "
Natural Translation
The hero kept pursuing the enemies until they reached the border of their village.
Literal Translation
Continuously pursued by-hero the enemies until reached they at border of their village.
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