bugawin
bugawín with stress marks
to shoo [it] away
From root: bugaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binugaw
bi-nu-GAW
shooed away
Present (Incomplete)
binubugaw
bi-nu-bu-GAW
is being shooed away
Future (Contemplated)
bubugawin
bu-bu-ga-WIN
will be shooed away
Usage Note
Bugawin is the object-focus infinitive of bugaw, used when the animal, person, or thing being driven away is the grammatical focus. In its basic sense it refers to shooing away pests or animals. The root bugaw carries a separate colloquial meaning of a pimp or procurer, making context essential for correct interpretation in ambiguous situations.
Examples
" Bugawin mo ang langaw. "
Natural Translation
Shoo away the fly.
Literal Translation
Shoo-away you the fly.
" Bugawin mo ang mga aso sa labas. "
Natural Translation
Shoo the dogs away outside.
Literal Translation
Shoo-away you the plural dog at outside.
" Inutusan ng lola ang bata na bugawin ang mga manok sa bakuran bago sila makapasok at makagulo sa kusina. "
Natural Translation
The grandmother told the child to shoo away the chickens in the yard before they could get in and cause a mess in the kitchen.
Literal Translation
Ordered by-the grandmother the child to shoo-away the plural chicken at yard before they able-to-enter and able-to-mess at kitchen.
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