hithitin
hithitín with stress marks
to inhale [it]
From root: hithit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinithit
hi-NIT-hit
inhaled
Present (Incomplete)
hinihithit
hi-ni-HIT-hit
is being inhaled
Future (Contemplated)
hihithitin
hi-hit-HI-tin
will be inhaled
Usage Note
Hithitin is the object-focus infinitive of hithit, where the substance being drawn in — smoke, vapor, liquid through a straw — is the grammatical focus. It shares the literal and descriptive tone of the root across both smoking and drinking contexts.
Examples
" Huwag mong hithitin ang usok. "
Natural Translation
Do not inhale the smoke.
Literal Translation
Do-not you to-inhale the smoke.
" Bawal hithitin ang usok mula sa sinunog na plastik. "
Natural Translation
It is prohibited to inhale the smoke from burned plastic.
Literal Translation
Prohibited to inhale the smoke from burned plastic.
" Ipinapaliwanag ng doktor na delikadong hithitin ang anumang usok mula sa sunog dahil maaari itong makapinsala sa baga. "
Natural Translation
The doctor explains that it is dangerous to inhale any smoke from a fire because it can damage the lungs.
Literal Translation
Explaining of doctor that dangerous to-inhale the any smoke from fire because can it to-damage to lungs.
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