maghilantad
maghilantád with stress marks
to lie down on a bare surface
From root: hilantad
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naghilantad
nag-hi-lan-TAD
lay on a bare surface
Present (Incomplete)
naghihilantad
nag-hi-hi-lan-TAD
is lying on a bare surface
Future (Contemplated)
maghihilantad
mag-hi-hi-lan-TAD
will lie on a bare surface
Usage Note
Maghilantad is the actor-focus mag- infinitive of hilantad, meaning to lie down on a bare surface without mat or blanket. Because the act is intrinsically intransitive, there is no canonical object-focus form; the word often carries an air of exhaustion or resignation in everyday speech.
Examples
" Naghilantad siya sa sahig. "
Natural Translation
He lay down on the bare floor.
Literal Translation
Lay-on-bare-surface he on floor.
" Bawal maghilantad sa sahig kapag malamig ang panahon. "
Natural Translation
Lying down on a bare floor when the weather is cold is prohibited.
Literal Translation
Prohibited to lie down on a bare surface on floor when cold the weather.
" Pagod na pagod ang mga manggagawa kaya naghilantad sila sa malamig na semento matapos ang mahabang araw. "
Natural Translation
The workers were so exhausted that they lay down on the cold cement after the long day.
Literal Translation
Very tired the workers so lay-on-bare-surface they on cold cement after the long day.
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