From root: sahig
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinahig
i-si-na-HIG
laid on the floor
Present (Incomplete)
isinasahig
i-si-na-sa-HIG
laying on the floor
Future (Contemplated)
isasahig
i-sa-sa-HIG
will lay on the floor
Usage Note
Isahig is used when placing an object, such as a mat or laundry, directly onto the floor surface. It is often used in household contexts where activities like sleeping or drying items are traditionally done on the floor rather than on furniture.
Examples
" Isahig mo ang banig. "
Natural Translation
Lay the mat on the floor.
Literal Translation
Lay-on-floor you the mat.
" Nakita ko siyang isahig ang banig. "
Natural Translation
I saw him lay the mat on the floor.
Literal Translation
Saw I him lay-on-floor the mat.
" Kapag dumarami ang bisita tuwing pista, isinasahig namin ang mga banig upang may matulugan ang lahat. "
Natural Translation
When the guests grow many during the fiesta, we lay the mats on the floor so that everyone has a place to sleep.
Literal Translation
When increasing the guests every fiesta, laying-on-floor we the mats in-order-to has sleeping-place the everyone.
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