kesegan
English: Translation
strengthen; intensify; make louder; apply more force
English: Definition
To increase the strength, force, loudness, pressure, or other intensity of something under one’s control.
Example Sentence
Kesgan mo pa a beteng.
English: Example Sentence
“Pull it harder.” / “Put more force into the pull.”
Notes
Variant: kesgan
Part of speech: transitive verb
Morphology: √KESEG + -an. The reduced form kesgan results from medial e elision when the root and suffix combine:
keseg + -an → kesegan → kesgan
Examples:
Kesegan mo a togtog.
“Turn up the music.”
Kesgan mo a togtog.
“Turn up the music.”
Notes: The verb does not mean only “make physically hard.” Its interpretation follows the affected event: increase the volume of music, strengthen a pull, intensify a push, or apply greater force.