dustahin
dustahín with stress marks
to berate [him/her]
From root: dusta
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinusta
di-NUS-ta
berated
Present (Incomplete)
dinudusta
di-nu-DUS-ta
is being berated
Future (Contemplated)
dudustahin
du-dus-ta-HIN
will be berated
Usage Note
Dustahin is the object-focus infinitive of dusta, used when the person being publicly humiliated or berated is the grammatical focus. It implies deliberate degradation — closer to 'to demean' or 'to disparage' than to merely scold — and commonly appears in political and social commentary.
Examples
" Ayaw kong dustahin ang kaibigan ko. "
Natural Translation
I do not want my friend to be berated.
Literal Translation
Dislike I-linker berate the friend my.
" Ayaw ko na dustahin niya ang aking kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
I do not want them to berate my friend.
Literal Translation
Dislike I to berate of them the my friend.
" Sa halip na dustahin ang nagkamali, mas mabuting turuan siya nang may paggalang at pang-unawa. "
Natural Translation
Instead of berating the one who made a mistake, it is better to teach him with respect and understanding.
Literal Translation
In place of berate the one-who-erred, more good teach he with respect and understanding.
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