From root: hagdan
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinagdan
hi-nag-DAN
made into stairs
Present (Incomplete)
hinahagdan
hi-na-hag-DAN
making into stairs
Future (Contemplated)
hahagdanin
ha-hag-da-NIN
will make into stairs
Usage Note
Hagdanin is used when transforming a material, like wood or a hillside, into a staircase or a series of steps. It is a specialized term most often encountered in construction, woodworking, or landscaping contexts.
Examples
" Hagdanin natin ang burol. "
Natural Translation
Let's make the hill into stairs.
Literal Translation
Make-into-stairs we the hill.
" Gusto niyang hagdanin ang lumang pader. "
Natural Translation
He wants to make the old wall into stairs.
Literal Translation
Want he make-into-stairs the old wall.
" Plano ng mga magsasaka na hagdanin ang gilid ng bundok upang mas madaling taniman ng palay. "
Natural Translation
The farmers plan to terrace the mountainside so it is easier to plant rice on.
Literal Translation
Plan of the farmers to-make-into-stairs the side of mountain so-that more easy to-plant of rice.
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