magngalngal
magngálngal with stress marks
to wail
From root: ngalngal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagngalngal
nag-NGAL-ngal
wailed
Present (Incomplete)
nagngangalngal
nag-nga-NGAL-ngal
is wailing
Future (Contemplated)
magngangalngal
mag-nga-NGAL-ngal
will wail
Usage Note
Magngalngal is the actor-focus mag- form of ngalngal, covering both loud unrestrained crying and noisy idle chatter. Both senses share the quality of excessive, grating volume, and the verb is used in purely colloquial, informal registers, often carrying mild exasperation from the speaker.
Examples
" Nagngalngal ang bata sa sakit. "
Natural Translation
The child wailed from the pain.
Literal Translation
Wailed the child in pain.
" Nagsimula magngalngal ang sanggol dahil sa gutom. "
Natural Translation
The baby started to wail due to hunger.
Literal Translation
Started to wail the baby because of hunger.
" Nagngalngal ang sanggol buong gabi kaya halos hindi nakatulog ang kanyang mga magulang na pawisan na sa pagbuhat. "
Natural Translation
The baby wailed all night, so his parents, already sweaty from carrying him, barely got any sleep.
Literal Translation
Wailed the baby whole night so almost not could-sleep the his parents who sweaty already from carrying.
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