Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Pakigbisog
struggle; to struggle; fight; to fightnoun / verb
- Pronunciation
pah-kig-BEE-sog
- Root and affixes
Formed with “pakig-,” which indicates interaction or participation with others, and a root related to effort or hardship. Pakigbisog is used as struggle or effort; makigbisog works as to struggle or to fight.
- Meaning and usage notes
Use pakigbisog for struggle in the sense of effort, resistance, cause, or personal/social battle. To say to struggle or to fight as an action, makigbisog fits better. If you mean a physical fight or quarrel, away is usually more direct.
actionbattlecausecombateffortfightresistancestruggleto fightto struggleverb
Ang ilang pakigbisog alang sa hustisya dugay na.
Their struggle for justice has been going on for a long time.
Kinahanglan ta nga makigbisog bisan lisod.
We need to struggle/fight even if it is difficult.