From root: kahoy
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nangahoy
na-NGA-hoy
gathered firewood
Present (Incomplete)
nangangahoy
na-nga-NGA-hoy
gathering firewood
Future (Contemplated)
mangangahoy
ma-nga-NGA-hoy
will gather firewood
Usage Note
Mangahoy is used to describe the activity of gathering wood or sticks from forests or fields to be used as firewood for cooking. This verb is most commonly used in rural or provincial contexts where traditional wood-burning stoves are still a staple of the household.
Examples
" Mangahoy tayo sa likod. "
Natural Translation
Let's gather firewood out back.
Literal Translation
Gather-firewood we at back.
" Pumunta si tatay sa gubat para mangahoy. "
Natural Translation
Father went to the forest to gather firewood.
Literal Translation
Went father to the forest to gather firewood.
" Bago pa magluto ng hapunan, kailangan munang mangahoy si nanay sa bakuran dahil wala na kaming gaas. "
Natural Translation
Before cooking dinner, mother first had to gather firewood in the yard because we had run out of kerosene.
Literal Translation
Before even cook of dinner, needs first gather-firewood mother in yard because none already we kerosene.
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