pagpaumanhinan
to pardon someone
From root: paumanhin
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinagpaumanhinan
pi-nag-pa-u-man-hi-NAN
pardoned someone
Present (Incomplete)
pinagpapaumanhinan
pi-nag-pa-pa-u-man-hi-NAN
is pardoning someone
Future (Contemplated)
pagpapaumanhinan
pag-pa-pa-u-man-hi-NAN
will pardon someone
Usage Note
Pagpaumanhinan is used in formal or polite contexts to ask for someone's forgiveness or patience regarding a mistake or inconvenience. It is a more sophisticated variant of the root 'paumanhin' and is typically found in formal requests or literature.
Examples
" Pagpaumanhinan mo na ako. "
Natural Translation
Please pardon me.
Literal Translation
Pardon you now me.
" Kailangan mong pagpaumanhinan ang kapatid mo. "
Natural Translation
You need to pardon your sibling.
Literal Translation
Need you pardon the sibling your.
" Pinagpaumanhinan ko na ang kaniyang pagkakamali dahil alam kong nagsisisi na siya nang husto. "
Natural Translation
I have already pardoned his mistake because I know he is deeply sorry.
Literal Translation
Pardoned I now the his mistake because know I that regretting now he greatly.
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