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mahirapan

Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word mahirapan in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word mahirapan:

mahirapan

[verb] to experience difficulty/hardship; to have a hard time; to suffer difficulties; to have difficulty; to find something difficult; to be difficult for someone

Verb conjugations of mahirapan:

Focus:

Actor Root: hirapConjugation Type: Ma- -An

Infinitive:

Completed (Past):

Uncompleted (Present):

Contemplated (Future):

Infinitive:

mahirapan

Completed (Past):

nahirapan

Uncompleted (Present):

nahíhirapan

Contemplated (Future):

mahíhirapan

Verb family:

mahirapan

maghirap |

hirapin

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Mahirapan Example Sentences in Tagalog: (18)

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Nahíhirapan si John sa trabaho niyá.

John finds his job difficult.

Nahirapan ba kayóng kumuha ng taxi?

Did you have difficulty hailing / getting a taxi?

Nahirapan ka bang ipaglaban ang katotohanan?

Did you find it hard to stand up for the truth?

Nahíhirapan ka bang humingá?

Are you having trouble breathing?

Nahirapan akóng buuín ang jigsaw puzzle.

I had a hard time completing the jigsaw puzzle.

Nahíhirapan akóng magpícture.

I'm having difficulty taking pictures.

Nahirapan kamí nang una naming ginanáp ang kumperénsiyá.

We had a hard time when we first held the conference.

Nahíhirapan siyáng mag-adjúst sa bagong trabaho.

He's having a hard time adjusting to his new job.

Nahíhirapan siyáng umintindí ng Inglés.

She's having difficulty understanding English.

Siyá ang nagpatakbó ng páaralán at nahirapan siyá rito.

She was the one who ran the school and it was hard for her.

User-submitted Example Sentences (2):

User-submitted example sentences from Tatoeba who have self reported as being fluent in Tagalog.

Nahirapan akong pumara ng taksi.

Tatoeba user-submitted sentence

I had trouble getting a taxi.

Parang medyo mahihirapan kang matagpo siya ngayon.

Tatoeba user-submitted sentence

It seems hard for you to see him today.

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How to pronounce mahirapan:

MAHIRAPAN AUDIO CLIP:

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Related Filipino Words:

hirap mahirap kahirapan paghirapan pahirapan paghihirap sa hiráp at ginhawa maghirap pahirapán páhirapán

Related English Words:

hard time have a hard time difficult difficulty experience difficulty have difficulty had difficulty has difficulty having difficulty find difficult find difficult found difficult find to be difficult

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