tigasan
to harden towards something
From root: tigas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinigasan
ti-ni-ga-SAN
hardened towards something
Present (Incomplete)
tinitigasan
ti-ni-ti-ga-SAN
hardening towards something
Future (Contemplated)
titigasan
ti-ti-ga-SAN
will harden towards something
Usage Note
Tigasan is frequently used in the idiomatic phrase 'tigasan ng loob' to describe someone becoming firm or stubborn in their resolve. In literal contexts, it may refer to a physical hardening relative to a specific area or object.
Examples
" Huwag mong tigasan ang loob mo. "
Natural Translation
Don't harden your heart.
Literal Translation
Don't you harden-towards the heart your.
" Huwag mong tigasan ng loob ang iyong nanay. "
Natural Translation
Try not to harden your heart towards your mother.
Literal Translation
Don't you harden-towards of heart the your mother.
" Tinigasan niya ang loob at hindi na bumalik kahit ilang beses na siyang pinakiusapan. "
Natural Translation
He hardened his resolve and never came back even though they pleaded with him several times.
Literal Translation
Hardened-towards he the heart and not anymore returned even several times that he pleaded-with.
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