kantiyawan
to tease [him/her]
From root: kantiyaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinantiyawan
ki-nan-ti-YA-wan
teased
Present (Incomplete)
kinakantiyawan
ki-na-kan-ti-YA-wan
is being teased
Future (Contemplated)
kakantiyawan
ka-kan-ti-YA-wan
will be teased
Usage Note
Kantiyawan is the object-focus -an form of kantiyaw, used when the person being teased is the grammatical focus. The -an suffix here marks the recipient of the banter, making this the natural form when naming who is on the receiving end of the joke.
Examples
" Huwag mong kantiyawan ang kapatid mo. "
Natural Translation
Do not tease your sibling.
Literal Translation
Do not you tease the sibling your.
" Huwag ninyo na kantiyawan ang bagong mag-aaral. "
Natural Translation
Do not tease the new student.
Literal Translation
Do not you to tease the new student.
" Lagi siyang kinakantiyawan ng mga kaklase tungkol sa kanyang accent, pero hindi naman siya nagagalit. "
Natural Translation
His classmates always tease him about his accent, but he does not get angry.
Literal Translation
Always him teased by the classmates about the his accent, but not anyway he get-angry.
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