From root: lagkit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilagkit
ni-lag-KIT
felt sticky
Present (Incomplete)
nilalagkit
ni-la-lag-KIT
feeling sticky
Future (Contemplated)
lalagkitin
la-lag-ki-TIN
will feel sticky
Usage Note
Lagkitin is used to describe the uncomfortable physical sensation of skin becoming sticky due to humid weather, sweat, or spilled substances. It is commonly used in daily conversation to express the need to bathe or freshen up because of the tropical heat.
Examples
" Ayaw kong lagkitin ang damit. "
Natural Translation
I don't want the clothes to feel sticky.
Literal Translation
Dislike I feel-sticky the clothes.
" Ayaw kong lagkitin ang kamay ko. "
Natural Translation
I don't want my hands to feel sticky.
Literal Translation
Dislike I feel-sticky the hand my.
" Sa init ng tag-araw, madaling lumagkit ang buong katawan kahit kakaligo mo lang. "
Natural Translation
In the summer heat, the whole body easily turns sticky even if you have just bathed.
Literal Translation
In heat of summer, easily turns-sticky the whole body even just-bathed you only.
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