matigmak
matigmák with stress marks
to be drenched
From root: tigmak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
natigmak
na-tig-MAK
got drenched
Present (Incomplete)
natitigmak
na-ti-tig-MAK
is getting drenched
Future (Contemplated)
matitigmak
ma-ti-tig-MAK
will be drenched
Usage Note
Matigmak is the actor-focus stative infinitive of tigmak, indicating a state of being thoroughly soaked or saturated — a degree of wetness beyond what mabasa conveys. The ma- prefix marks this as something that happens to the subject rather than something they choose, and it is most commonly encountered in descriptions of being caught in heavy tropical rain.
Examples
" Natigmak ako sa ulan. "
Natural Translation
I got drenched in the rain.
Literal Translation
Got-drenched I in rain.
" Pweding matigmak sa ulan ang iyong mga sapatos kapag hindi ka nagpayong. "
Natural Translation
Your shoes could get drenched in the rain if you don't use an umbrella.
Literal Translation
Possible to-be-drenched in rain the your shoes when not you used-umbrella.
" Nang biglang bumuhos ang malakas na ulan, natigmak ang aming mga damit habang naghihintay kami ng masasakyan sa kalsada. "
Natural Translation
When the heavy rain suddenly poured down, our clothes got drenched while we waited for a ride on the street.
Literal Translation
When suddenly poured the heavy rain, got-drenched the our clothes while waiting we of ride on street.
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