sawatain
sawataín with stress marks
to prevent
From root: sawata
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinawata
si-na-wa-TA
prevented
Present (Incomplete)
sinasawata
si-na-sa-wa-TA
is being prevented
Future (Contemplated)
sasawatain
sa-sa-wa-ta-IN
will be prevented
Usage Note
Sawatain is the object-focus -in form of sawata, used when the action being halted or the person being restrained is the grammatical focus. It covers both physical interception and moral intervention — stopping a fight, curbing a bad habit, or blocking an undesirable behavior before it escalates.
Examples
" Kailangan nating sawatain ang away. "
Natural Translation
We need to prevent the fight.
Literal Translation
Need we to-prevent the fight.
" Kailangan nating sawatain ang pagkalat ng maling balita. "
Natural Translation
We need to prevent the spread of misinformation.
Literal Translation
Need we to-prevent the spreading of wrong news.
" Mas mabuting sawatain ang masamang ugali habang bata pa, kaysa hayaang lumala hanggang sa hindi na ito mabago. "
Natural Translation
It is better to curb a bad habit while a person is still young, than to let it worsen until it can no longer be changed.
Literal Translation
More good to-prevent the bad habit while young still, than to-let worsen until that not anymore changeable.
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