hinala
hinalâ with stress marks
suspicion
Usage Note
Hinala is the everyday Tagalog word for suspicion or mistrust, used in both casual conversation and formal contexts such as legal reporting. The verb form 'hinalain' means to suspect someone of something, and it is commonly paired with pronouns: 'inihinalà niya sa akin' (she suspected me).
Examples
" May hinala ako sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
I have a suspicion about him.
Literal Translation
Have suspicion I about him.
" Isang maling hinala lang iyon. "
Natural Translation
That was just a wrong suspicion.
Literal Translation
A wrong suspicion only that.
" Hindi niya sinabi ang totoo, kaya lumakas ang aking hinala na may itinatago siyang mahalagang bagay. "
Natural Translation
He did not tell the truth, so my suspicion grew that he was hiding something important.
Literal Translation
Not he said the truth, so strengthened the my suspicion that has hiding he important thing.
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