maglatigo
maglatígo with stress marks
to whip
From root: latigo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naglatigo
nag-la-TI-go
whipped
Present (Incomplete)
naglalatigo
nag-la-la-TI-go
is whipping
Future (Contemplated)
maglalatigo
mag-la-la-TI-go
will whip
Usage Note
Maglatigo is the actor-focus form of latigo, a Spanish loanword (látigo), used when the person wielding the whip is the grammatical subject. It appears in agricultural contexts for driving animals, in historical narratives of colonial punishment, and prominently in penitential flagellation during Holy Week processions.
Examples
" Huwag kang maglatigo ng hayop. "
Natural Translation
Do not whip animals.
Literal Translation
Don't you whip of animal.
" Mahirap panoorin ang maglatigo ng mga hayop para sa libangan. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to watch anyone choose to whip animals for entertainment.
Literal Translation
Hard watch whip animals entertainment.
" Bawal nang maglatigo ng kabayo sa mga lansangan dahil itinuturing na itong malupit sa hayop. "
Natural Translation
Whipping horses on the streets is now prohibited because it is considered cruel to animals.
Literal Translation
Prohibited now whip of horse on-the streets because considered already this cruel to animal.
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