mangotong
mangotóng with stress marks
to extort
From root: kotong
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nangotong
na-ngo-TONG
extorted
Present (Incomplete)
nangongotong
na-ngo-ngo-TONG
is extorting
Future (Contemplated)
mangongotong
ma-ngo-ngo-TONG
will extort
Usage Note
Mangotong is the actor-focus mang- form of kotong, with nasal substitution producing mangotong from the root. Kotong refers specifically to corrupt money extracted under coercion — a bribe demanded by someone in authority, classically a traffic enforcer or police officer shaking down drivers — and the term is colloquial with strong negative moral connotation. The object-focus partner is kotongan.
Examples
" Gusto nilang mangotong ng pera. "
Natural Translation
They want to extort money.
Literal Translation
Want they to extort of money.
" Sinubukan ng tiwaling pulis ang mangotong ng pera sa motorista. "
Natural Translation
The corrupt police officer tried to extort money from the motorist.
Literal Translation
Tried of corrupt police the to extort of money from motorist.
" Maraming drayber ang takot magreklamo kahit alam nilang ginagamit ng ilang opisyal ang kapangyarihan para mangotong sa kalsada. "
Natural Translation
Many drivers are afraid to complain even though they know some officials use their power to extort on the road.
Literal Translation
Many drivers the afraid to complain even know they used by some officials the power to extort on road.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workWord family
kotong has 1 related form built from the same root.
Related Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
Days of the Week and Months in Tagalog
The days of the week and months in Tagalog are Spanish loanwords. Learn all 7 days and 12 months with pronunciation, plus how to say dates and 'every Monday.'
Languages of the Philippines: Tagalog, Cebuano, and More
Languages of the Philippines: one national language (Filipino) plus 180+ regional languages. Here's who speaks what, where, and why it matters to you.
Tagalog Pronouns Explained: Complete Chart with Examples
Every Tagalog pronoun explained with clear charts: ang/ng/sa forms, tayo vs kami, ikaw vs ka, politeness markers, and the mistakes beginners make.
Po and Opo in Tagalog: Where to Put Them Right
Po and opo confuse learners — but placement follows one rule. Where po goes in a sentence, why it's opo not 'oo po', and the pronoun shift to learn.