From root: lagkit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
lumagkit
lu-mag-KIT
became sticky
Present (Incomplete)
lumalagkit
lu-ma-lag-KIT
is becoming sticky
Future (Contemplated)
lalagkit
la-lag-KIT
will become sticky
Usage Note
Lumagkit is typically used to describe surfaces or textures becoming tacky, such as skin feeling sticky from humidity or food reaching a certain consistency. It is frequently heard during the hot season in the Philippines to describe the uncomfortable feeling of sweat.
Examples
" Lumagkit ang sahig. "
Natural Translation
The floor became sticky.
Literal Translation
Became-sticky the floor.
" Ayaw kong lumagkit ang aking kamay. "
Natural Translation
I don't want my hands to become sticky.
Literal Translation
Dislike I become-sticky the my hand.
" Sa sobrang init ng tag-araw, lumagkit ang balat ko kahit kakaligo ko lang noong umaga. "
Natural Translation
Because of the intense summer heat, my skin became sticky even though I had just bathed in the morning.
Literal Translation
In extreme heat of summer, became-sticky the skin my even-though just-bathed I only in morning.
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