agawin

Tagalog

Etymology

From agaw +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔaˈɡawin/ [ʔɐˈɣaː.wɪn̪]
  • Rhymes: -awin
  • Syllabification: a‧ga‧win

Verb

agawin (complete inagaw, progressive inaagaw, contemplative aagawin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔)

  1. to snatch away; to take away by force; to grab
    Synonyms: daklutin, sunggaban, haklitin
  2. to appropriate to take for oneself
    Synonym: kamkamin
  3. to kidnap
    Synonyms: kidnapin, dukutin, nakawin, itanan
  4. (colloquial) to save (from death)
    Synonyms: iligtas, sagipin

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for agawin
affix -in / ᜒᜈ᜔
root word agaw / ᜀᜄᜏ᜔
trigger object
aspect
infinitive  / ᜀᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔
complete inagaw  / ᜁᜈᜄᜏ᜔
progressive inaagaw  / ᜁᜈᜀᜄᜏ᜔
inaagaw1 / ᜁᜈᜀᜄᜏ᜔
contemplative aagawin / ᜀᜀᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔
aagawin1 / ᜀᜀᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔
imperative  / ᜀᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔
agaw1 / ᜀᜄᜏ᜔
agawa1 / ᜀᜄᜏ

1 Dialectal use only.

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