suway
suwáy with stress marks
disobedience or violate
Usage Note
Suway is the verbal form related to suwail and expresses the act of going against a rule, order, or person in authority. It is commonly used in legal, religious, and household contexts — for instance, violating a curfew, breaking a rule, or defying a parent. The word has a serious, disapproving connotation.
Examples
" Huwag kang sumuway sa nanay. "
Natural Translation
Don't disobey your mother.
Literal Translation
Don't you disobey to mother.
" Isang malaking suway ang gawa ng bata sa ina. "
Natural Translation
The child did a major disobedience to the mother.
Literal Translation
One big that disobedience of child to-the mother.
" Kapag patuloy kang sumusuway sa mga patakaran ng paaralan, baka ikaw ay tuluyang matiwalag. "
Natural Translation
If you keep violating the school's rules, you might end up being expelled entirely.
Literal Translation
When continuously you disobey to the rules of school, maybe you be entirely expelled.
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