mahimatay
mahimátay with stress marks
to faint
From root: himatay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nahimatay
na-hi-MA-tay
fainted
Present (Incomplete)
nahihimatay
na-hi-hi-MA-tay
is fainting
Future (Contemplated)
mahihimatay
ma-hi-hi-MA-tay
will faint
Usage Note
Mahimatay is the *ma-*prefixed actor-focus form of himatay for losing consciousness from heat, emotion, pain, or exhaustion, and is most often heard as the past form nahimatay. The verb is stative and intransitive, so no canonical object-focus form exists.
Examples
" Baka mahimatay ka sa init. "
Natural Translation
You might faint from the heat.
Literal Translation
Might faint you in heat.
" Maaaring mahimatay ang tao dahil sa matinding gutom. "
Natural Translation
A person might faint because of severe hunger.
Literal Translation
Might to faint the person because of severe hunger.
" Dahil hindi siya kumain mula nang umaga, muntik na siyang mahimatay habang naglalakad sa ilalim ng matinding araw. "
Natural Translation
Because she had not eaten since morning, she almost fainted while walking under the intense sun.
Literal Translation
Because not she ate since morning, almost already she-to faint while walking under of intense sun.
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