Matigil (en. To stop)

/ma.ti.gil/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

Avoid, stop, or cease an action or activity.

Let's stop unnecessary activities.

Matigilan natin ang mga hindi kinakailangang aktibidad.

Avoid continuous movement or progress.

We must stop such actions.

Dapat nating matigilan ang mga ganitong gawain.

Root word from 'tigil' meaning 'stop' or 'halt'.

Stop me

I want you to stop or pause.

Matigilan mo ako

Stop it!

Magtigil ka!

stop

The action of closing or halting something.

tigil

halt

A term referring to the act of stopping or halting.

pahinto

pain

My head hurts, it's really matigil.

Ang sakit ng ulo ko, sobrang matigil talaga.

to be off or unable to move properly

Because of extreme exhaustion, I feel like I’ve become matigil from fatigue.

Dahil sa sobrang pagod, parang matigil na ako sa sobrang pagod.

to trip or fall

The path you walked, I became matigil and tripped.

Yung nilakad mong daan, nagmatigil ako at nadapa.