Mamatayan ng (en. To die)

mama-tayan ng

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

To leave for the afterlife; to die.

The doctor said that she had long since lost hope.

Sabi ng doktor, matagal na siyang mamatayan ng pag-asa.

To lose one's life.

Many people lost their loved ones in the war.

Maraming tao ang mamatayan ng mga mahal sa buhay sa digmaan.

Derived from the root word 'mamatay', which means to pass away or die.

to lose hope

To be deprived of hope or opportunity.

mamatayan ng pag-asa

to pass away

A gentler way of saying that someone has died.

pumanaw

hand of death

A metaphor for dying.

kamay ng kamatayan

died

Mang Juan is gone, he has passed away.

Wala na si mang Juan, mamatayan na siya.

passed away

My grandmother has passed away, the family is grieving.

Pumanaw na ang lola ko, mamatayan na ring pamilya.

lost

I lost a friend, he passed away yesterday.

Namatayan ako ng kaibigan, naunsyami siya kahapon.