maningil
maníngil with stress marks
to collect payment
From root: singil
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naningil
na-NI-ngil
collected payment
Present (Incomplete)
naniningil
na-ni-NI-ngil
is collecting payment
Future (Contemplated)
maniningil
ma-ni-NI-ngil
will collect payment
Usage Note
Maningil is the actor-focus mang- form of singil, with nasal mutation changing s to n, used when the collector — a bill collector, creditor, or utility agent — is the grammatical focus. It is common in commercial, household, and lending contexts, and pairs with the object-focus singilin when the focus shifts to the person being billed.
Examples
" Pumunta sila para maningil. "
Natural Translation
They came to collect payment.
Literal Translation
Came they for to-collect-payment.
" Pumunta ang may-ari ng bahay para maningil ng upa. "
Natural Translation
The house owner came to collect the rent payment.
Literal Translation
Went the owner of house for to-collect-payment of rent.
" Tuwing katapusan ng buwan, naniningil ang ahente ng kuryente sa bawat bahay sa aming kalye. "
Natural Translation
At the end of every month, the electric company agent collects payment from every house on our street.
Literal Translation
Every end of-the month, collecting-payment the agent of electricity at every house on our street.
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