From root: paos
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinaos
pi-na-OS
made hoarse
Present (Incomplete)
pinapaos
pi-na-pa-OS
making hoarse
Future (Contemplated)
papausin
pa-pa-u-SIN
will make hoarse
Usage Note
Pausin is used when an action or condition causes someone's voice to become hoarse or raspy. It is typically used in the object-focus sense to describe the effect of activities like excessive shouting or singing on the vocal cords.
Examples
" Baka pausin ka ng sigaw. "
Natural Translation
The shouting might make you hoarse.
Literal Translation
Maybe make-hoarse you of shout.
" Maaaring pausin ka ng labis na pagsigaw. "
Natural Translation
Excessive shouting has the potential to make you hoarse.
Literal Translation
Might make-hoarse you of excess link shouting.
" Hindi ko akalaing pausin ako ng buong gabing pagkanta sa kasal ng aking kapatid. "
Natural Translation
I didn't expect the whole night of singing at my sibling's wedding to make me hoarse.
Literal Translation
Not I expected make-hoarse me of whole night-link singing at wedding of my sibling.
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