From root: katawan
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinatawan
ki-na-ta-WAN
represented
Present (Incomplete)
kinakatawan
ki-na-ka-ta-WAN
representing
Future (Contemplated)
kakatawanin
ka-ka-ta-wa-NIN
will represent
Usage Note
Katawanin is used in formal or legal contexts when a person acts as a representative or proxy for an individual, group, or organization. It carries the sense of embodying or being the 'body' for another entity in official matters.
Examples
" Ikaw ang katawanin namin. "
Natural Translation
You're the one we'll represent.
Literal Translation
You the to-represent we.
" Ikaw ang dapat katawanin ng grupo natin. "
Natural Translation
You should be the one to represent our group.
Literal Translation
You the should to-represent the group our.
" Pinili nila ang abogado upang katawanin ang pamilya sa mahabang usapin sa korte. "
Natural Translation
They chose the lawyer to represent the family in the long court case.
Literal Translation
Chose they the lawyer in-order-to to-represent the family in long case in court.
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