kalungin
kalungín with stress marks
to hold [him/her] on one's lap
From root: kalong
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinalong
ki-na-LONG
held on lap
Present (Incomplete)
kinakalong
ki-na-ka-LONG
is being held on lap
Future (Contemplated)
kakalungin
ka-ka-lu-NGIN
will be held on lap
Usage Note
Kalungin is the object-focus form of kalong, used when the child or person being held on the lap is the grammatical focus. The vowel shift o→u before -in is regular, and the word retains the tender, caregiving sense of its root.
Examples
" Kinalong ng nanay ang sanggol. "
Natural Translation
The mother held the baby on her lap.
Literal Translation
Held-on-lap of mother the baby.
" Tungkulin ng ate na kalungin ang sanggol. "
Natural Translation
It is the older sister's duty to hold the baby on her lap.
Literal Translation
Duty of older-sister to hold on lap the baby.
" Tuwing umaga, kinakalong ng lola ang apo habang nagkukwento siya ng mga lumang alamat. "
Natural Translation
Every morning, the grandmother holds the grandchild on her lap while telling old legends.
Literal Translation
Every morning, being-held-on-lap of grandmother the grandchild while telling-stories she of plural old legend.
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