From root: saglit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinaglit
si-nag-LIT
did something briefly
Present (Incomplete)
sinasaglit
si-na-sag-LIT
doing something briefly
Future (Contemplated)
sasaglitin
sa-sag-li-TIN
will do something briefly
Usage Note
Saglitin is used when an action or a visit is performed very quickly or for a fleeting duration. It often implies squeezing a task into a limited amount of time, such as dropping by a friend's house for just a few minutes.
Examples
" Saglitin mo lang ang bisita. "
Natural Translation
Make the visit quick.
Literal Translation
Do-briefly you just the visit.
" Gusto kong saglitin ang aking meryenda. "
Natural Translation
I want to do my snack briefly.
Literal Translation
Want I do-briefly the my snack.
" Kung abala ka pa, saglitin mo na lang ang pagdaan dito at huwag nang magtagal dahil maaga akong matutulog. "
Natural Translation
If you're still busy, just make your visit here quick and don't stay long because I'm sleeping early.
Literal Translation
If busy you still, do-briefly you just the passing-by here and don't anymore linger because early I will-sleep.
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