mabigatan

Tagalog

Etymology

From bigat + ma- -an.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧bi‧ga‧tan
  • IPA(key): /mabiɡaˈtan/, [mɐ.bɪ.ɣɐˈtan]

Verb

mabigatán (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜊᜒᜄᜆᜈ᜔, complete nabigatan, progressive nabibigatan, contemplative mabibigatan)

  1. to find something heavy; to feel the heaviness (of something carried)
    Antonym: magaanan
    Nabibigatan ako sa bag mo.
    I find your bag heavy.
  2. (figurative) to be burdened with; to feel the hardship or difficulty (in doing something)
    Synonym: mahirapan

Conjugation

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