dayain
dayaín with stress marks
to deceive [someone]
From root: daya
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinaya
di-na-YA
deceived
Present (Incomplete)
dinadaya
di-na-da-YA
is being deceived
Future (Contemplated)
dadayain
da-da-ya-IN
will be deceived
Usage Note
Dayain is the object-focus infinitive of daya, used when the person being deceived or cheated is the grammatical focus. It spans contexts from games and exams to financial fraud, and carries clear negative moral weight; the actor-focus counterpart is dumaya.
Examples
" Huwag mo akong dayain. "
Natural Translation
Don't deceive me.
Literal Translation
Don't you me deceive.
" Mahirap dayain ang taong matalino. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to deceive a smart person.
Literal Translation
Hard to deceive the person smart.
" Ayaw niyang dayain ang kanyang mga kapwa manlalaro kaya sinunod niya ang lahat ng tuntunin ng laro. "
Natural Translation
He did not want to cheat his fellow players, so he followed all the rules of the game.
Literal Translation
Not-want he-to deceive the his plural fellow player so followed he the all of rule of-the game.
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