titigan
titigán with stress marks
to stare at [it]
From root: titig
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinitigan
ti-ni-ti-GAN
stared at
Present (Incomplete)
tinititigan
ti-ni-ti-ti-GAN
is being stared at
Future (Contemplated)
titititigan
ti-ti-ti-ti-GAN
will be stared at
Usage Note
Titigan is the object-focus locative form of titig, used when the person or thing being stared at is the grammatical focus. It pairs with tumitig as the AF counterpart; the -an suffix signals that the gaze is directed at a specific target, making titigan the natural choice when the point of the sentence is what or who is being stared at.
Examples
" Huwag mong titigan ang araw. "
Natural Translation
Don't stare at the sun.
Literal Translation
Don't you stare-at the sun.
" Masamang titigan ang mukha ng tao nang walang malalim na dahilan. "
Natural Translation
It is rude to stare at someone's face without a good reason.
Literal Translation
Bad to-stare-at the face of person without deep reason.
" Tinitigan niya ang larawan nang matagal na parang sinusubukang alalahanin ang mukha ng yumaong ama. "
Natural Translation
She stared at the photo for a long time, as if trying to recall the face of her late father.
Literal Translation
Stared-at she the photo for long as-if trying to-remember the face of late father.
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