From root: tiis
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinagtiisan
pi-nag-ti-i-SAN
put up with
Present (Incomplete)
pinapagtiisan
pi-na-pag-ti-i-SAN
is putting up with
Future (Contemplated)
papagtiisan
pa-pag-ti-i-SAN
will put up with
Usage Note
Pagtiisan is used when someone must endure an unfavorable situation or person with patience and forbearance. It frequently appears in contexts where one has to make do with limited resources or tolerate an inconvenience for the time being.
Examples
" Pagtiisan mo muna ang init. "
Natural Translation
Put up with the heat for now.
Literal Translation
Put-up-with you first the heat.
" Kailangan mong pagtiisan ang ingay. "
Natural Translation
You need to put up with the noise.
Literal Translation
Need you put-up-with the noise.
" Kahit masikip ang aming bahay ngayon, pagtiisan na lang namin ito hanggang sa makaipon kami para lumipat. "
Natural Translation
Even though our house is cramped right now, we'll just put up with it until we save enough to move.
Literal Translation
Even-though cramped the our house now, put-up-with just we it until that save we for move.
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