sawayin
sawayín with stress marks
to reprimand [them]
From root: saway
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinaway
si-NA-way
reprimanded
Present (Incomplete)
sinasaway
si-na-SA-way
is being reprimanded
Future (Contemplated)
sasawayin
sa-sa-wa-YIN
will be reprimanded
Usage Note
Sawayin is the object-focus -in form of saway, used when the person being reprimanded is the grammatical focus. Common in family and classroom contexts where correction flows from those with authority to those under it. Pairs with the actor-focus sumaway.
Examples
" Sawayin mo ang maingay na bata. "
Natural Translation
Reprimand the noisy child.
Literal Translation
Reprimand you the noisy linker child.
" Utos ng guro na sawayin ang mga mag-aaral na maingay sa koridor. "
Natural Translation
The teacher ordered to reprimand the students who are noisy in the corridor.
Literal Translation
Command of teacher to-reprimand the students noisy in corridor.
" Dapat sawayin ng mga magulang ang anak habang bata pa upang matutong igalang ang nakatatanda. "
Natural Translation
Parents should reprimand their child while still young so the child learns to respect elders.
Literal Translation
Should reprimand by plural parent the child while young still in-order learn respect the elder.
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