sumbatan
sumbatán with stress marks
to upbraid [someone]
From root: sumbat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinumbatan
si-num-ba-TAN
upbraided
Present (Incomplete)
sinusumbatan
si-nu-sum-ba-TAN
is being upbraided
Future (Contemplated)
susumbatan
su-sum-ba-TAN
will be upbraided
Usage Note
Sumbatan is the -an object-focus form of sumbat, foregrounding the person being reproached for a specific grievance such as a debt or broken promise. It implies a pointed, often public rebuke and is heavier in tone than a simple complaint — the actor-focus counterpart is manumbat.
Examples
" Huwag mong sumbatan ang iyong kapatid. "
Natural Translation
Don't upbraid your sibling.
Literal Translation
Don't you upbraid the your sibling.
" Hindi magandang ugali ang sumbatan ang kaibigan sa mga nagdaang tulong. "
Natural Translation
It is not a good habit to upbraid a friend over favors done in the past.
Literal Translation
Not good habit the to upbraid the friend on past help.
" Sa halip na tulungan, sinumbatan pa siya ng kanyang ama tungkol sa utang na matagal nang hindi nababayaran. "
Natural Translation
Instead of helping him, his father even upbraided him about the debt that had long gone unpaid.
Literal Translation
In place of to-help, upbraided still him by his father about the debt that long already not being-paid.
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