From root: sagot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumagot
su-ma-GOT
answered
Present (Incomplete)
sumasagot
su-ma-sa-GOT
is answering
Future (Contemplated)
sasagot
sa-sa-GOT
will answer
Usage Note
Sumagot is used when responding to a question, phone call, or message, and it can also imply 'talking back' to an elder or authority figure depending on the context. It is an actor-focus verb, emphasizing the person performing the action of answering.
Examples
" Sumagot ka sa tanong. "
Natural Translation
Answer the question.
Literal Translation
Answer you to question.
" Mahirap sumagot kung hindi alam. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to answer if (it is) not known.
Literal Translation
Hard answer if not known.
" Mabuti na lang at sumagot siya agad nang tumawag ako sa gitna ng gabi. "
Natural Translation
It's a good thing he answered right away when I called in the middle of the night.
Literal Translation
Good just and answered he immediately when called I at middle of night.
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