From root: hinga
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hiningahan
hi-ni-nga-HAN
breathed on something
Present (Incomplete)
hinihingahan
hi-ni-hi-nga-HAN
breathing on something
Future (Contemplated)
hihingahan
hi-hi-nga-HAN
will breathe on something
Usage Note
Hingahan is used when directing one's breath toward a specific object or person, such as when fogging up eyeglasses to clean them or checking for bad breath. It emphasizes the target or recipient of the breath rather than the act of breathing itself.
Examples
" Huwag mong hingahan ang salamin. "
Natural Translation
Don't breathe on the mirror.
Literal Translation
Do-not you breathe-on the mirror.
" Ayaw kong hingahan ang baso. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to breathe on the glass.
Literal Translation
Dislike I breathe-on the glass.
" Kapag malabo ang iyong salamin sa mata, hingahan mo muna ito bago punasan nang dahan-dahan. "
Natural Translation
When your eyeglasses are foggy, breathe on them first before wiping them gently.
Literal Translation
When foggy the your glasses on eye, breathe-on you first this before to-wipe of slowly.
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