From root: nginig
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinanginig
pi-na-ngi-NIG
made tremble
Present (Incomplete)
pinapanginig
pi-na-pa-ngi-NIG
making tremble
Future (Contemplated)
papanginigin
pa-pa-ngi-ni-GIN
will make tremble
Usage Note
Panginigin is used to describe an action or condition that causes someone or something to tremble, often due to fear, cold, or intense emotion. It is less common in casual conversation than the actor-focus form, appearing more frequently in formal or descriptive storytelling.
Examples
" Huwag mong panginigin ang pusa. "
Natural Translation
Don't make the cat tremble.
Literal Translation
Don't you make-tremble the cat.
" Ayaw niyang panginigin ang aso. "
Natural Translation
He doesn't want to make the dog tremble.
Literal Translation
Dislike he make-tremble the dog.
" Pinanginig ng malamig na hangin ang mga manlalakbay na naabutan ng bagyo sa bundok. "
Natural Translation
The cold wind made the travelers caught by the storm on the mountain tremble.
Literal Translation
Made-tremble of cold that wind the plural traveler that caught of storm at mountain.
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