Meaning of hagu

exclamation of disgust. Hagu, kakápuy ba ning trabahúa, My! This work is so tiresome.

v. 1. exert effort. Naghágù kug limpiyu sa báy, I went to a lot of trouble to clean the house. Ayaw nag hagúi pagbása, Don’t bother reading that; 2. expend one’s effort uselessly. Naghágù lang kag kupya. Ipasíruks man nà, You’re wasting your effort in copying that. We’re going to xerox it. 3. exhaust someone with overwork. Nahágù ku pagpangarga, I got exhausted loading the cargo. Nahágù hinúun kag hatud íni dà! Thanks! You went to so much trouble to bring this to me; a. 1. requiring effort; 2. tired from overwork. Hágù kaáyu siya gíkan sa upisína, He arrived home from work exhausted; n. 1. penalty imposed on the loser in a children’s game; 2. see hatsuy. (→) a. see hágù; n. walay — failing to put something to good use. Gawía ning sapátus. Díay ákung way hagù, Use these shoes. I have some here that I’m not using anyway. ka- 1. effort; 2. exhaustion. -in-an n. fruits of one’s efforts.