Patigiltigil (en. Halt)

puh-tih-gil-ti-gil

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of stopping or halting something.

Due to bad weather, we need to halt our journey.

Dahil sa masamang panahon, kailangan nating patigiltigil ang ating paglalakbay.

Indicating that there are limitations or barriers to the flow of a process.

The halt of projects causes delays.

Ang patigiltigil ng mga proyekto ay nagdudulot ng pagkaantala.

The word 'patigiltigil' comes from the root word 'tigigil' which means to stop.

halt of time

Stop of time or delay in an activity.

patigiltigil ng oras

stop

Another form of the word 'patigiltigil' which means stop.

tigigil

non-stop, continuous

The student, even though it's already dawn, is still going non-stop studying.

Ang studyante, kahit madaling araw na, patigiltigil pa rin sa kaka-aral.

doing something repeatedly, back and forth

That command from the boss is going back and forth, seems serious about clear instructions.

Yung utos ni boss, patigiltigil, parang siryoso sa mga malinaw na instruksiyon.