lingat
lingát with stress marks
negligence; distraction
Usage Note
Lingat refers to inattentiveness, neglect, or being distracted from a responsibility — a lapse in care or attention that leads to an oversight or mistake. The word covers both momentary distraction and a habitual tendency to be careless or inattentive.
Examples
" Nasira ito dahil sa lingat ko. "
Natural Translation
This broke because of my carelessness.
Literal Translation
Broke this because of negligence my.
" Masama ang lingat sa trabaho. "
Natural Translation
Negligence at work is bad.
Literal Translation
Bad the negligence at work.
" Dahil sa kaunting lingat ng tagapag-alaga, halos malaglag ang sanggol mula sa kama, kaya mula noon ay laging maingat na siya. "
Natural Translation
Because of a small lapse by the caregiver, the baby almost fell off the bed, so since then she has always been careful.
Literal Translation
Because of little negligence of the caregiver, almost fall the baby from the bed, so from then always careful already she.
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