The Tagalog phrase Halos di na nga makagulapay appears in Luha ng Buwaya by Amado V. Hernández.
gu·lá·pay
labored movement, weakness
labored movement, weakness
di-makagulapay
hardly able to move
gulapay
slow body movement due to weakness or tirednes
slow body movement due to weakness or tirednes
gulapay
difficult, arduous movement due to weakness
gulapay na katawan
weak body
Halos di na nga makagulapay noong may sakit…
Almost couldn’t move when sick…
Hanggang hindi halos makagulapay?
Until one can almost no longer move?
KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
gulápay: hiráp na pagkilos bunga ng sakít, pananamlay, o pagod ng katawan, karaniwang nása anyong negatibo, gaya sa “di makagulapay”
nakagulapay, nagulapay
