tumangis
tumángis with stress marks
to weep
From root: tangis
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumangis
tu-MA-ngis
wept
Present (Incomplete)
tumatangis
tu-ma-TA-ngis
is weeping
Future (Contemplated)
tatangis
ta-TA-ngis
will weep
Usage Note
Tumangis is the actor-focus form of tangis, built with the -um- infix, and denotes audible, sustained weeping or lamentation — more intense than the quiet crying implied by some synonyms. It often appears in elegiac, religious, and narrative contexts; the object-focus partner tangisan shifts focus to the person or loss being mourned.
Examples
" Tumangis ang bata sa takot. "
Natural Translation
The child wept in fear.
Literal Translation
Wept the child in fear.
" Nagsimulang tumangis ang ina nang mabalitaan ang nangyari. "
Natural Translation
The mother began to weep when she heard the news of what happened.
Literal Translation
Started to-weep the mother when heard-news the happened.
" Hindi napigilan ng matatanda na tumangis sa libing, sapagkat matagal nilang kaibigan ang pumanaw. "
Natural Translation
The elders could not help but weep at the funeral, for the one who passed away was their longtime friend.
Literal Translation
Not could-be-stopped the elders to weep at funeral, because long-time their friend the passed-away.
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