hanguin
hangûin with stress marks
to lift [it] off the fire
From root: hango
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinango
hi-NA-ngo
lifted off
Present (Incomplete)
hinahango
hi-na-HA-ngo
is being lifted off
Future (Contemplated)
hahanguin
ha-ha-NGU-in
will be lifted off
Usage Note
Hanguin is the object-focus infinitive of hango, used when the pot, food, or rescued person is the grammatical focus. The figurative use — being delivered from poverty, hardship, or danger — is deeply embedded in Filipino religious and social discourse, and the completed form hinango is common in both senses.
Examples
" Hanguin mo na ang sopas. "
Natural Translation
Lift the soup off the fire now.
Literal Translation
Lift off it you now the soup.
" Kailangan na hanguin ang sopas baka masunog ito. "
Natural Translation
The soup needs to be lifted off the fire, it might burn.
Literal Translation
Need to lift off the fire the soup might to burn this.
" Ipinangako ng mga magulang na hanguin sa hirap ang kanilang mga anak sa pamamagitan ng pag-aaral. "
Natural Translation
The parents promised to lift their children out of hardship through education.
Literal Translation
Promised by the parents to lift from hardship the their children through education.
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