From root: kidlat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinidlat
ki-nid-LAT
struck with lightning
Present (Incomplete)
kinikidlat
ki-ni-kid-LAT
striking with lightning
Future (Contemplated)
kikidlatin
ki-kid-la-TIN
will strike with lightning
Usage Note
Kidlatin is used to describe the act of being struck by lightning, often appearing in mythological contexts or as a hyperbolic warning of divine retribution. It focuses on the target receiving the strike and is more common in literary storytelling than in casual daily dialogue.
Examples
" Baka kidlatin ka. "
Natural Translation
You might get struck by lightning.
Literal Translation
Maybe strike-with-lightning you.
" Nakita ko siyang kidlatin sa puno. "
Natural Translation
I saw him get struck by lightning by the tree.
Literal Translation
Saw I him strike-with-lightning at tree.
" Sa mga kwentong-bayan, kinidlat ng diyos ang sinumang mangahas na sumira sa banal na puno. "
Natural Translation
In folktales, the god struck with lightning anyone who dared to destroy the sacred tree.
Literal Translation
In folktales, struck-with-lightning of god the whoever dared to to-destroy the sacred tree.
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