tumigil
tumígil with stress marks
to stop
From root: tigil
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumigil
tu-MI-gil
stopped
Present (Incomplete)
tumitigil
tu-mi-TI-gil
is stopping
Future (Contemplated)
titigil
ti-TI-gil
will stop
Usage Note
Tumigil is the actor-focus infinitive of tigil, one of the most common verbs of cessation in everyday Filipino speech. Used when the person or thing coming to a stop is the grammatical focus, it covers stopping movement, stopping an action, and pausing — versatile across both physical and figurative contexts.
Examples
" Tumigil ang ulan kanina. "
Natural Translation
The rain stopped earlier.
Literal Translation
Stopped the rain earlier.
" Gusto ng tsuper na tumigil ang sasakyan sa tapat ng tindahan. "
Natural Translation
The driver wants the vehicle to stop in front of the store.
Literal Translation
Want of driver marker to-stop the vehicle at front of store.
" Kailangan nating tumigil sandali para makapagpahinga ang mga bata bago tayo magpatuloy sa biyahe. "
Natural Translation
We need to stop for a moment so the children can rest before we continue the trip.
Literal Translation
Need we to-stop a-moment so can-rest the children before we continue in trip.
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