Masakitin (en. Sickly)

ma-sa-ki-tin

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

adjective

Prone to getting sick or having weak health.

The child is sickly and often gets sick.

Ang bata ay masakitin at madalas na nagkakasakit.

A characteristic that describes a person who often gets sick.

Because of being sickly, he is always taken to the doctor.

Dahil sa pagiging masakitin, lagi siyang pinapasyal sa doktor.

Exhibiting symptoms that seem to indicate illness.

I saw him looking sickly last week.

Nakita ko siyang masakitin noong nakaraang linggo.

Derived from the word 'masakit' meaning 'painful' with the suffix '-in' indicating a characteristic.

The child is sickly

A description of a child that you often see getting sick.

Masakitin ang bata

painful

Means having pain or discomfort.

masakit

illness

A condition that causes physical pain or discomfort.

sakit

hard to get sick or easily susceptible to illness

You seem to be sickly; you always lose your voice when it's cold.

Parang masakitin ka, lagi ka na lang nawawalan ng boses kapag malamig ang panahon.

due to excessive caution or fear of illness

Wow, he’s so sickly; he refuses to leave the house whenever it rains.

Grabe, sobrang masakitin niya, ayaw na ayaw niya lumabas sa bahay kapag umuulan.