From root: sakay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinakyan
si-nak-YAN
rode in
Present (Incomplete)
sinasakyan
si-na-sak-YAN
riding in
Future (Contemplated)
sasakyan
sa-sak-YAN
will ride in
Usage Note
Sakyan is used when specifying a vehicle or animal to be boarded, but it is also frequently used idiomatically to mean 'going along with' someone's joke, mood, or line of reasoning. In daily conversation, it implies a sense of cooperation or indulgence toward another person's behavior.
Examples
" Sakyan natin ang dyip. "
Natural Translation
Let's ride the jeep.
Literal Translation
Ride-in we the jeep.
" Gusto kong sakyan ang bus. "
Natural Translation
I want to ride the bus.
Literal Translation
Want I ride-in the bus.
" Kung gusto mong masaya ang usapan, minsan kailangan mo lang sakyan ang biro ng iyong mga kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
If you want the conversation to be fun, sometimes you just need to go along with your friends' joke.
Literal Translation
If want you happy the conversation, sometimes need you just ride-in the joke of your plural friend.
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