From root: lungkot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinalungkot
pi-na-lung-KOT
made sad
Present (Incomplete)
pinalulungkot
pi-na-lu-lung-KOT
making sad
Future (Contemplated)
palulungkutin
pa-lu-lung-ku-TIN
will make sad
Usage Note
Palungkutin is used when describing an action intended to make someone feel sad, though it is more frequently encountered in literary or dramatic contexts than in everyday casual conversation.
Examples
" Huwag mong palungkutin ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't make the child sad.
Literal Translation
Don't you make-sad the child.
" Ayaw kong palungkutin ka. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to make you sad.
Literal Translation
Dislike I make-sad you.
" Sinikap niyang itago ang masamang balita sapagkat ayaw niyang palungkutin ang kanyang ina sa araw ng kaarawan nito. "
Natural Translation
He tried to hide the bad news because he didn't want to make his mother sad on her birthday.
Literal Translation
Tried he hide the bad news because dislike he make-sad the his mother on day of birthday its.
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