ugoyin
ugoyín with stress marks
to rock [it]; to swing [it]
From root: ugoy
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inugoy
i-NU-goy
rocked
Present (Incomplete)
inuugoy
i-nu-U-goy
is being rocked
Future (Contemplated)
uugoyin
u-u-go-YIN
will be rocked
Usage Note
Ugoyin is the object-focus form of ugoy, placing the thing being rocked or swung as the grammatical focus. It is most commonly used for deliberately rocking a baby or cradle and pairs with umugoy when the motion is self-generated rather than applied by an agent.
Examples
" Ugoyin mo ang duyan. "
Natural Translation
Rock the hammock.
Literal Translation
Rock you the hammock.
" Subukan mong ugoyin ang kuna para makatulog ang sanggol. "
Natural Translation
Try to rock the crib so the baby can sleep.
Literal Translation
Try you to-rock the crib so to-sleep the baby.
" Habang umaawit ng oyayi ang ina, marahan niyang inuugoy ang kuna hanggang sa unti-unting pumikit ang mga mata ng kanyang sanggol. "
Natural Translation
While the mother sang a lullaby, she gently rocked the cradle until her baby's eyes slowly closed.
Literal Translation
While singing of lullaby the mother, gently her rocking the cradle until slowly to-close the eyes of her baby.
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