iringan
iringán with stress marks
to disdain [someone]
From root: iring
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
iniringan
i-ni-ri-NGAN
disdained
Present (Incomplete)
iniiringan
i-ni-i-ri-NGAN
is being disdained
Future (Contemplated)
iiringan
i-i-ri-NGAN
will be disdained
Usage Note
Iringan is the locative-focus -an form of iring, used when the person being looked down upon is the sentence topic. It emphasizes the social target of the condescension and often appears in moral or didactic contexts warning against treating others as inferior.
Examples
" Huwag mong iringan ang mahirap. "
Natural Translation
Do not disdain the poor.
Literal Translation
Don't you disdain the poor.
" Huwag mo na iringan ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Do not disdain the child.
Literal Translation
Do not you to disdain the child.
" Itinuro ng guro na hindi dapat iringan ang sinumang nahihirapan sa pag-aaral, sa halip ay tulungan sila nang buong puso. "
Natural Translation
The teacher taught that one should not disdain anyone who struggles with their studies, but instead help them wholeheartedly.
Literal Translation
Taught by the teacher that not should disdain anyone who struggling in study, instead is help them with whole heart.
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