From root: panahon
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinanahon
pi-na-NA-hon
waited for the season
Present (Incomplete)
pinapanahon
pi-na-pa-NA-hon
waiting for the season
Future (Contemplated)
papanahunin
pa-pa-na-hu-NIN
will wait for the season
Usage Note
Panahunin is used when timing an action to align with the appropriate season or period, often in the context of agriculture or specific cultural traditions. It suggests a deliberate wait for the most favorable or traditional time to execute a task.
Examples
" Huwag mong panahunin ang pagtatanim. "
Natural Translation
Don't wait for the season to plant.
Literal Translation
Don't you wait-for-the-season the planting.
" Ayaw kong panahunin ang tag-init. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to wait for the summer season.
Literal Translation
Dislike I wait-for-the-season the summer.
" Pinanahon ng aming lolo ang pagtatanim ng palay para tumugma ito sa pagdating ng tag-ulan. "
Natural Translation
Our grandfather timed the rice planting to the season so it would coincide with the start of the rainy season.
Literal Translation
Waited-for-the-season the our grandfather the planting of rice so coincides it with-the arrival of-the rainy-season.
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