From root: dilaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinilawan
di-ni-la-WAN
made yellow
Present (Incomplete)
dinidilawan
di-ni-di-la-WAN
making yellow
Future (Contemplated)
didilawan
di-di-la-WAN
will make yellow
Usage Note
Dilawan is used when referring to the act of coloring something yellow or staining a surface with a yellow substance. In modern Philippine discourse, the term also carries heavy political connotations, often used to label or associate individuals with the Liberal Party and its supporters.
Examples
" Dilawan mo ang larawan. "
Natural Translation
Color the picture yellow.
Literal Translation
Make-yellow you the picture.
" Kailangan mong dilawan ang papel na ito. "
Natural Translation
You need to make this paper yellow.
Literal Translation
Need you make-yellow the paper that this.
" Sinubukan ng bata na dilawan ang buong dingding gamit ang krayola bago siya napagalitan ng kanyang ina. "
Natural Translation
The child tried to color the entire wall yellow with a crayon before his mother scolded him.
Literal Translation
Tried by-child to make-yellow the whole wall using the crayon before he scolded by his mother.
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