mang-isnab
mang-isnáb with stress marks
to snub
From root: isnab
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nang-isnab
nang-is-NAB
snubbed
Present (Incomplete)
nang-iisnab
nang-i-is-NAB
is snubbing
Future (Contemplated)
mang-iisnab
mang-i-is-NAB
will snub
Usage Note
Mang-isnab is the actor-focus mang- form of the English loanword isnab — no nasal mutation before the vowel-initial root. It describes the act of deliberately ignoring or cold-shouldering someone; the borrowed root retains the English 'snob' sense but is used colloquially and often with mild humor.
Examples
" Huwag kang mang-isnab ng tao. "
Natural Translation
Don't snub people.
Literal Translation
Don't you snub of person.
" Hindi maganda ang mang-isnab ng mga kakilala sa daan. "
Natural Translation
It is not good to snub acquaintances on the street.
Literal Translation
Not good the to snub of acquaintances on road.
" Mahirap maniwalang mang-iisnab siya ng dating kaibigan, ngunit ganoon na nga ang nangyari sa party. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to believe that they would snub an old friend, but that is exactly what happened at the party.
Literal Translation
Hard believe will-snub they of former friend, but like-that indeed the happened at party.
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