From root: tingin
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naningin
na-ni-NGIN
browsed
Present (Incomplete)
naniningin
na-ni-ni-NGIN
browsing
Future (Contemplated)
maniningin
ma-ni-ni-NGIN
will browse
Usage Note
Maningin is used when casually browsing or window shopping in a store without a definite plan to buy something. It often implies a leisurely activity, like looking through racks of clothes or scanning items at a market.
Examples
" Maningin lang tayo sa mall. "
Natural Translation
Let's just browse at the mall.
Literal Translation
Browse just we at mall.
" Mahirap maningin kung maraming tao. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to browse if there are many people.
Literal Translation
Hard browse if many person.
" Wala kaming planong bumili, kaya nagpasya kaming maningin na lamang sa mga tindahan habang hinihintay ang ulan na tumila. "
Natural Translation
We had no plan to buy, so we decided to just browse the shops while waiting for the rain to stop.
Literal Translation
None our plan to-buy, so decided we to-browse just at shops while waiting the rain to stop.
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