mang-iring
mang-íring with stress marks
to disdain
From root: iring
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nang-iring
nang-I-ring
disdained
Present (Incomplete)
nang-iiring
nang-i-I-ring
is disdaining
Future (Contemplated)
mang-iiring
mang-i-I-ring
will disdain
Usage Note
Mang-iring is the actor-focus mang- form of iring — no nasal mutation occurs before the vowel-initial root. It describes a habitual attitude of contempt or condescension toward others, implying a pattern of behavior rather than a single act; more bookish than mang-maliit but well understood in everyday speech.
Examples
" Masama ang mang-iring ng kapwa. "
Natural Translation
It is bad to disdain others.
Literal Translation
Bad the to-disdain of fellow.
" Mahirap mang-iring ng ibang tao. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to disdain other people.
Literal Translation
Hard to disdain of other person.
" Kahit mayaman na siya ngayon, hindi pa rin siya natutong mang-iring ng mga taong dati niyang kasama sa hirap. "
Natural Translation
Even though he is wealthy now, he still has not learned to disdain the people who were once with him in hardship.
Literal Translation
Even wealthy already he now, not still he learned to-disdain of the people that before his companion in hardship.
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