Itinggal (en. Abandon)

/itɪŋgɑl/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

The act of leaving someone or something.

Abandoning the town caused sadness among the residents.

Ang itinggal sa bayan ay nagdulot ng kalungkutan sa mga residente.

A state where a person is left by others.

The abandonment of the family resulted in conflict.

Nagresulta ang itinggal sa pamilya sa hidwaan.

Derived from the root word 'tira' meaning 'to leave' or 'to forsake'.

abandon hope

To leave or forsake hope.

itinggal ang pag-asa

leave

The action of departing from a place or person.

iwan

Left behind, don't want to anymore

I was shocked because he suddenly stopped, like he didn't want to anymore.

Nabigla ako kasi bigla na lang siyang itinigil, parang ayaw na.

Neglected, ignored

He didn't text me, just left me out of the conversation.

Di niya ako tinext, itinigil na lang ako sa usapan.

Gave up, doesn't care

It's like he has given up on everything, he has no more interest.

Parang itinigil na niya ang lahat, wala nang gana.