From root: hamog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinamog
hi-na-MOG
exposed to dew
Present (Incomplete)
hinahamog
hi-na-ha-MOG
being exposed to dew
Future (Contemplated)
hahamugin
ha-ha-mu-GIN
will be exposed to dew
Usage Note
Hamugin is often used in a cautionary sense to warn someone against staying outdoors late at night or very early in the morning, as Filipino culture traditionally associates exposure to dew with catching a cold or getting sick.
Examples
" Huwag mong hayaang hamugin ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't let the child be exposed to dew.
Literal Translation
Don't you let expose-to-dew the child.
" Huwag mong hayaang hamugin ang iyong anak. "
Natural Translation
Don't let your child to be exposed to dew.
Literal Translation
Don't you let to-be-exposed-to-dew the your child.
" Sabi ng lola, huwag daw nating hayaang hamugin ang mga bata sa labas dahil baka magkasakit sila't sipunin. "
Natural Translation
Grandma said we shouldn't let the children be exposed to the dew outside because they might get sick and catch a cold.
Literal Translation
Said of grandma, don't reportedly we let expose-to-dew the plural child in outside because might get-sick they-and catch-cold.
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