masaktan
To hurt (verb) in Tagalog is masaktan.
Masaktan is used to describe causing physical pain or injury. It can also be used to describe emotional pain, specifically in the phrase masaktan ang damdamin, which means to hurt one's feelings or to offend someone.
Meaning: to cause physical pain and/or injury (verb)
How does it change in a sentence?
The verb changes based on the aspect of the action. The completed aspect (past tense) is nasaktan, meaning "got hurt". The progressive aspect (present tense) is nasasaktan, meaning "is getting hurt" or "is hurting". The contemplative aspect (future tense) is masasaktan, meaning "will get hurt".
Did you know?
- When someone is 'hurt' by a breakup, Filipinos might use the slang term sawi, which implies a more permanent sense of being defeated by love.
- While masaktan refers to the feeling of being hurt, the root word sakit is also the common Tagalog word for 'illness' or 'disease'.
- The word sakit can be used to express 'headache' as sakit ng ulo, a phrase that is often used figuratively to describe a person who is a major nuisance or a 'headache' to deal with.
Examples in context
- Baka may ibang masaktan.Somebody else might get hurt.This sentence illustrates the possibility of someone else getting hurt using masaktan.Tatoeba #11806403 by qwertzu, translation #2997150 by CK
- Hindi ka ba natatakot masaktan?Aren't you afraid of getting hurt?This sentence asks if someone is afraid of getting hurt using masaktan.Tatoeba #13648173 by kangkong, translation #6099554 by CK
- Hindi ko ginustong masaktan ka.I didn't mean to hurt you.This sentence expresses that someone did not intend to hurt someone else using masaktan.Tatoeba #2427998 by mervert1, translation #17044 by CK
- Masakit ang puso koMy heart hurts.
- Nasasaktan ako kapag pinipilit mong magbagoI feel hurt when you insist on changing.
- Nasaktan ako nang malaman kong naaksidente ka.I felt hurt when I learned that you had an accident.
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Example conversation
Mark is helping Maria walk through a crowded market.
- MariaDahan-dahan lang, baka masaktan ako.Go slowly, I might get hurt.
- MarkPasensya na, Maria. Hawakan mo ang braso ko.I'm sorry, Maria. Hold my arm.
- MariaSalamat, Mark. Mas ligtas na ito.Thank you, Mark. This is safer.
- MarkWalang anuman. Mag-iingat tayo.You're welcome. Let's be careful.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
