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Gatal

It was National Itch Day a few days ago! How do you say “itchy” in your language?


GATAL • (guh-tuhl)
itch
Tagálog (Filipino): katí


Derived Word
MAGATAL • (muh-guh-TUHL)
itchy
Tagálog (Filipino): makatí


Verb Conjugation
manggatal, mánggatal, ménggatal – to itch (Actor Focus)
gatalan, gagatalan, gétalan – to scratch an itch (Object Focus)


Example Sentence
Mánggatal ku king málan a ini. [Kap]
Nangángati akó sa damít na itó. [Tag]
I am itching from this clothing. [Eng]


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