paghigantihan

Tagalog

Etymology

From higanti +‎ pag- -han.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /paɡhiɡantiˈhan/ [pɐɡ.hɪ.ɣɐn̪.t̪ɪˈhan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: pag‧hi‧gan‧ti‧han

Verb

paghigantihán (complete pinaghigantihan, progressive pinaghihigantihan, contemplative paghihigantihan, 5th object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜄ᜔ᜑᜒᜄᜈ᜔ᜆᜒᜑᜈ᜔)

  1. to take revenge on; to avenge
    Pinaghigantihan niya ang pagkamatay ng lolo niya.
    He took revenge on the death of his grandfather.

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for paghigantihan
affix -an
root word paghiganti
trigger directional
aspect
infinitive
complete pinaghigantihan
progressive pinapaghigantihan
inapaghigantihan1
contemplative papaghigantihan
apaghigantihan1
imperative paghigantihi1

1 Dialectal use only.