Halungkatin (en. To rummage)

/haluŋˈkatin/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of digging or searching for hidden items.

Rummage through your things to see where your lost key is.

Halungkatin mo ang iyong mga gamit upang makita kung nasaan ang iyong nawawalang susi.

The process of researching or inquiring about information.

Let's rummage through the records to find out the truth.

Halungkatin natin ang mga tala upang malaman ang katotohanan.

To delve into the details of something.

You should rummage through the documents before making a decision.

Halungkatin mo ang mga dokumento bago ka gumawa ng desisyon.

From the root word 'halungkat' meaning 'to dig' or 'to research' with the infix '-in'.

rummage through the past

If you want to see what happened in the past, you need to look back.

halungkatin mo ang nakaraan

dig

A term that describes the action of digging or searching.

halungkat

inquiry

The act of questioning or investigating details.

usisa

to retrieve hidden items

You should dig through the cabinet; there might be some old stuff left there.

Halungkatin mo ang cabinet, baka may matirang mga lumang gamit diyan.

to search for information or truth

You should look up the information on the internet about our project.

Halungkatin mo yung impormasyon sa internet tungkol sa project natin.

intensive probing or questioning

You need to investigate the reasons why the group had problems.

Halungkatin mo ang mga dahilan kung bakit nagkaproblema ang grupo.