manmanan
manmanán with stress marks
to spy on [someone]
From root: manman
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
minanmanan
mi-nan-ma-NAN
spied on
Present (Incomplete)
minamanmanan
mi-na-man-ma-NAN
is being spied on
Future (Contemplated)
mamanmanan
ma-man-ma-NAN
will be spied on
Usage Note
Manmanan is the object-focus infinitive of manman formed with the '-an' suffix, used when the person or target being watched is the grammatical focus. It covers covert surveillance — from neighborhood gossip-watching to professional intelligence work — with a connotation of sustained, concealed observation. The root manman is a reduplicated form emphasizing attentive, focused watching; the actor-focus counterpart is magmanman.
Examples
" Huwag mong manmanan ang kapitbahay. "
Natural Translation
Do not spy on the neighbor.
Literal Translation
Don't you spy-on the neighbor.
" Tungkulin ng pulis na manmanan ang kahina-hinalang kilos ng tao. "
Natural Translation
It is the police officer's duty to spy on the suspicious movements of the person.
Literal Translation
Duty of police to spy-on the suspicious movement of person.
" Inutusan ang mga ahente na manmanan ang grupo na pinaghihinalaang nasa likod ng mga krimen. "
Natural Translation
The agents were ordered to spy on the group suspected of being behind the crimes.
Literal Translation
Ordered the agents to spy-on the group suspected being-at back of the crimes.
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