Alimpungatan (en. Half-awake)

/a.lim.pung.'a.tan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A state of being awake but not fully alert.

He entered a half-awake state upon hearing the call from the other room.

Napasok siya sa alimpungatan nang marinig ang tawag mula sa kabilang silid.

The condition of having some awareness while asleep.

Sometimes, half-awake states lead to bad dreams.

Minsan, ang alimpungatan ay nagiging sanhi ng mabahong panaginip.

The incomplete waking up from a state of sleep.

It's hard to transition from a half-awake state to full wakefulness.

Mahirap ang paglipat mula sa estado ng alimpungatan tungo sa ganap na gising.

From the root word 'alimpungat' meaning 'to awaken' or 'to be in a state of half-awareness'.

in a half-awake state

in a state of not being fully awake

nasa alimpungatan

alimpungat

The root of the word 'alimpungatan', used to describe the process of waking up.

alimpungat

gising

The opposite of 'asleep', meaning fully awake.

gising

you fell asleep and then wake up feeling restless or your mind is chaotic

I was in a daze during class, so I got confused by what the teacher was saying.

Alimpungatan ako sa gitna ng klase, kaya naguluhan ako sa sinasabi ng teacher.

like you're out of your senses or your mind feels asleep

Sometimes I'm in a daze during conversations with my friends, like I can't keep up.

Minsan alimpungatan ako sa mga usapan ng mga kaibigan ko, parang di ako makasabay.

like being shocked or startled

When I saw the exam results, I was in a daze and couldn't believe it.

Nang nakita ko ang resulta ng exam, alimpungatan ako at hindi makapaniwala.