root word: patak
natak
to fall, as teardrops
to fall, as teardrops
mga luhang nanatak
fallen tears
fallen tears
Luha ko’y nanatak.
My tears fell.
mga luhang sa mata’y nánaták
tears that fell from the eyes
mga nasayang at natak kong luha
my wasted and fallen tears
This is an archaic Tagalog word that Filipinos these days only read in classic literary works like Florante at Laura.
The Tagalog word for ‘to cry’ is iyak. As for ‘tears,’ Filipinos conjugate the noun luha to use as a verb.
Lumuha ako.
I cried. (My tears fell.)
I cried. (My tears fell.)
MGA KAHULUGAN SA TAGALOG
nanatak: tumulo
