hirati
hiratî with stress marks
get accustomed
Usage Note
Hirati means to become accustomed or habituated to something through repeated experience — often used when someone has grown so used to hardship or a way of life that they no longer notice it. It implies deep, almost unconscious adaptation, stronger than the more common 'nasanay'.
Examples
" Hirati na siya rito. "
Natural Translation
He is already accustomed to this.
Literal Translation
Accustomed already he here.
" Ang hirati ay mahirap baguhin. "
Natural Translation
Being accustomed is hard to change.
Literal Translation
The get-accustomed is hard change.
" Hirati na sa hirap ang mga magsasaka kaya hindi na nila gaanong napapansin ang init ng araw sa bukid. "
Natural Translation
The farmers have become so accustomed to hardship that they hardly notice the heat of the sun in the fields anymore.
Literal Translation
Accustomed already to hardship the plural farmers so not anymore they much notice the heat of sun in field.
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