lagdaan
lagdaán with stress marks
to sign [it]
From root: lagda
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilagdaan
ni-lag-da-AN
signed
Present (Incomplete)
nilalagdaan
ni-la-lag-da-AN
is being signed
Future (Contemplated)
lalagdaan
la-lag-da-AN
will be signed
Usage Note
Lagdaan is the object-focus -an form of lagda, used when the document, form, or item receiving a signature is the natural focus. Lagda is a native Tagalog root, making lagdaan the more formally Filipino alternative to pirmahan, and it is common in legal, administrative, and bureaucratic contexts.
Examples
" Lagdaan mo ang papel. "
Natural Translation
Sign the paper.
Literal Translation
Sign you the paper.
" Dapat mo na lagdaan ang papel na ito. "
Natural Translation
You should sign this paper.
Literal Translation
Should you to sign the paper this.
" Bago mo lagdaan ang kontrata, siguraduhin mong nabasa at naintindihan mo ang bawat pangungusap dito. "
Natural Translation
Before you sign the contract, make sure you have read and understood every sentence in it.
Literal Translation
Before you sign the contract, make-sure you read and understood you the every sentence here.
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