Usage Note
Hatsing is an onomatopoeic word for the sound and act of sneezing, used both as a noun and a verb via the form humatsing. In Filipino folk belief, sneezing at certain moments such as when starting a journey can be an omen, and the word itself is often exclaimed when someone sneezes.
Examples
" Malakas ang hatsing ng bata. "
Natural Translation
The child's sneeze is loud.
Literal Translation
Loud the sneeze of-the child.
" Isang malakas na hatsing ang narinig ko. "
Natural Translation
I heard a loud sneeze.
Literal Translation
A loud that sneeze the heard I.
" Tuwing tagsibol, lagi akong humahatsing dahil sa alikabok at polen na nasa hangin. "
Natural Translation
Every spring, I always sneeze because of the dust and pollen in the air.
Literal Translation
Every spring, always I sneeze because in dust and pollen that in air.
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