magkandili
magkandilì with stress marks
to nurture
From root: kandili
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkandili
nag-kan-di-LI
nurtured
Present (Incomplete)
nagkakandili
nag-ka-kan-di-LI
is nurturing
Future (Contemplated)
magkakandili
mag-ka-kan-di-LI
will nurture
Usage Note
Magkandili is the actor-focus form of kandili, used in poetic and formal registers to express devoted caregiving for the vulnerable — children, elders, or those in hardship. It carries a sense of sheltering protection that goes beyond ordinary maalagaan or alagaan.
Examples
" Tungkulin nating magkandili ng matatanda. "
Natural Translation
It is our duty to care for the elderly.
Literal Translation
Duty our to nurture of elderly.
" Tungkulin ng magulang ang magkandili ng anak. "
Natural Translation
It is a parent's duty to nurture a child.
Literal Translation
Duty of parent the to nurture of child.
" Buong puso niyang ginampanan ang magkandili sa mga ulilang bata na walang ibang masandalan kundi siya. "
Natural Translation
She wholeheartedly took on caring for the orphaned children who had no one else to lean on but her.
Literal Translation
Whole heart her fulfilled the to-nurture on the orphaned children that no other to-lean-on but her.
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