subaybayan
subaybayán with stress marks
to monitor [it]
From root: subaybay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinubaybayan
si-nu-bay-ba-YAN
monitored
Present (Incomplete)
sinusubaybayan
si-nu-su-bay-ba-YAN
is being monitored
Future (Contemplated)
susubaybayan
su-su-bay-ba-YAN
will be monitored
Usage Note
Subaybayan is the -an object-focus form of subaybay, placing the program, person, or situation being tracked as the grammatical focus. Heavily used in news media headlines and social media for following a story or series, and in parental monitoring and government oversight contexts.
Examples
" Subaybayan mo ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Watch over the child.
Literal Translation
Monitor you the child.
" Kailangan mong subaybayan ang kalagayan ng pasyente. "
Natural Translation
You need to monitor the patient's condition.
Literal Translation
Need you to-monitor the condition of patient.
" Mahigpit na sinusubaybayan ng mga magulang ang ginagawa ng kanilang mga anak sa internet ngayon. "
Natural Translation
Parents nowadays closely monitor what their children do on the internet.
Literal Translation
Strictly being-monitored by the parents the doing of their children on internet now.
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