kontrolin
kontrolín with stress marks
to control [it]
From root: kontrol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinontrol
ki-NON-trol
controlled
Present (Incomplete)
kinokontrol
ki-no-KON-trol
is being controlled
Future (Contemplated)
kokontrolin
ko-kon-tro-LIN
will be controlled
Usage Note
Kontrolin is the object-focus -in form of kontrol, focusing on the thing being regulated or managed — emotions, a situation, a crowd, a device. The reflexive construction kontrolin ang sarili — controlling oneself — is among the most common collocations, used in contexts of emotional restraint and self-discipline.
Examples
" Kontrolin mo ang galit mo. "
Natural Translation
Control your anger.
Literal Translation
Control you the anger your.
" Mahirap kontrolin ang emosyon kapag galit ang tao. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to control emotions when a person is angry.
Literal Translation
Hard to control the emotion when angry the person.
" Kahit gaano kahirap ang sitwasyon, kailangan nating kontrolin ang ating emosyon para makapag-isip nang malinaw. "
Natural Translation
No matter how difficult the situation is, we need to control our emotions so we can think clearly.
Literal Translation
Even how difficult the situation, need we to-control the our emotion so can-think clearly.
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