From root: tinag
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tuminag
tu-MI-nag
budged
Present (Incomplete)
tumitinag
tu-mi-TI-nag
is budging
Future (Contemplated)
titinag
ti-TI-nag
will budge
Usage Note
Tuminag is the actor-focus form of tinag, almost always encountered in the negative — hindi tumitinag — to indicate that something or someone did not move at all despite pressure. It carries a literary, formal feel and is far less common in casual spoken Tagalog than in written prose.
Examples
" Ayaw tuminag ng pinto. "
Natural Translation
The door won't budge.
Literal Translation
Refuse to-budge of door.
" Ayaw tuminag ng malaking bato kahit itinulak ng tatlong tao. "
Natural Translation
The big stone refused to budge even though three people pushed it.
Literal Translation
Refuse to-budge of big stone even pushed by three people.
" Itinulak namin nang buong lakas ang aparador, ngunit hindi ito tuminag kahit kaunti dahil sobrang bigat nito. "
Natural Translation
We pushed the cabinet with all our strength, but it didn't budge even a little because it was so heavy.
Literal Translation
Pushed we with whole strength the cabinet, but not it to-budge even little because so-much heavy of-it.
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