suplahin
suplahín with stress marks
to talk back to [someone]
From root: supla
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinupla
si-NU-pla
talked back to
Present (Incomplete)
sinusupla
si-nu-SU-pla
is being talked back to
Future (Contemplated)
susuplahin
su-su-pla-HIN
will be talked back to
Usage Note
Suplahin is the object-focus form of supla, using -hin to center the person being contradicted or talked back to. Because open defiance of elders is socially discouraged in Filipino culture, this form often appears in hypothetical or conditional framings.
Examples
" Huwag mong suplahin ang guro. "
Natural Translation
Don't talk back to the teacher.
Literal Translation
Don't you talk-back-to the teacher.
" Huwag mong suplahin ang iyong ina kapag kinakausap ka. "
Natural Translation
Don't talk back to your mother when she is speaking to you.
Literal Translation
Don't you talk-back-to the your mother when progressive-talk you.
" Kahit galit ka, hindi dapat suplahin ang mga matatanda dahil itinuturing iyong labis na kawalang-galang sa ating kultura. "
Natural Translation
Even if you are angry, you should not talk back to your elders because that is considered deeply disrespectful in our culture.
Literal Translation
Even-if angry you, not should talk-back-to the plural elder because considered that excessive disrespect in our culture.
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