From root: sigaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinigawan
si-ni-ga-WAN
shouted at someone
Present (Incomplete)
sinisigawan
si-ni-si-ga-WAN
is shouting at someone
Future (Contemplated)
sisigawan
si-si-ga-WAN
will shout at someone
Usage Note
Sigawan is used when shouting is directed at a specific person, commonly to express anger or to get someone's attention from a distance. It is an object-focus verb, meaning the person being shouted at is the grammatical subject of the sentence.
Examples
" Huwag mong sigawan ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't shout at the child.
Literal Translation
Don't you shout-at the child.
" Ayaw kong sigawan si Ben. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to shout at Ben.
Literal Translation
Dislike I shout-at name-, Ben.
" Sa halip na sigawan ang kanyang mga anak, mas pinili niyang magsalita nang mahinahon upang maunawaan nila siya. "
Natural Translation
Instead of shouting at her children, she chose to speak calmly so that they would understand her.
Literal Translation
Instead of shout-at the her children, more chose she to-speak calmly so-that understand they her.
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