hudyatan
hudyatán with stress marks
to signal [someone]
From root: hudyat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinudyatan
hi-nud-ya-TAN
signaled
Present (Incomplete)
hinuhudyatan
hi-nu-hud-ya-TAN
is being signaled
Future (Contemplated)
huhudyatan
hu-hud-ya-TAN
will be signaled
Usage Note
Hudyatan is the object-focus (locative) infinitive of hudyat, where the person being cued or signaled is the grammatical focus. It is used in contexts where the recipient of the signal — the performer, the team, the guard — is the topic, rather than the one doing the signaling.
Examples
" Hudyatan mo ako kapag handa na. "
Natural Translation
Signal me when you're ready.
Literal Translation
Signal you me when ready already.
" Dapat mo na hudyatan ang guwardiya kapag may problema. "
Natural Translation
You should signal the guard when there is a problem.
Literal Translation
Should you signal the guard when has problem.
" Huhudyatan ng kapitan ang buong pangkat bago sila tumawid sa mapanganib na lugar. "
Natural Translation
The captain will signal the whole team before they cross the dangerous area.
Literal Translation
Will-signal by-the captain the whole team before they cross to dangerous place.
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