Rob
May tanong ako :)

Magandang umaga po sa lahat :) May tanong ako.. How would I say.. " I spent the night looking at pictures" or something similiar to convey that thought.. Maraming salamat!

 

Aug 5, 2015 7:53 AM
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May sagot ako:

 

Magdamag akong tumingin ng mga litrato. (All night, I looked at pictures.)

Tumingin ako ng mga litrato magdamag. (I looked at pictures all night)

Ako ay tumingin ng mga litrato magdamag. (I looked at pictures all night)

 

magdamag - adv. all night; overnight; during the night

tumingin - v. looked

litrato - n. photograph; picture

  

The word for spent is <em>ginugol</em>.

This form is valid, but may be too formal:

<em>Ginugol ko ang gabi sa pagtingin ng mga litrato</em>. (I spent the night [on/by] looking at pictures.)

 

It's more native-sounding to just use <em>magdamag</em> to express the idea of "spending the night."

 

Sana nasagot ko ang tanong mo. :)

-C

August 7, 2015
Kuya
Feb 10, 2024 11:26 AM

"I spent the night looking at pictures." could be translated to "Pinalipas/Ginugol ko ang gabi sa pagtingin sa mga litrato."

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September 5, 2017

Here's another version:

Pinalipas ko ang gabi sa pagtingin ng litrato.

 

It highlights the action of "spending" the night. It's the more natural-sounding counterpart of ginugol and may be used in informal speak.

November 20, 2015

 

Tumingin ako sa mga retrato buong gabi.

Tumingin ako sa mga retrato halos buong gabi.

 

 

 

October 8, 2015
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