sumuway
sumuwáy with stress marks
to disobey
From root: suway
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumuway
su-mu-WAY
disobeyed
Present (Incomplete)
sumusuway
su-mu-su-WAY
is disobeying
Future (Contemplated)
susuway
su-su-WAY
will disobey
Usage Note
Sumuway is the actor-focus form of suway, using the -um- infix to center the person doing the disobeying. It carries moral weight in Filipino culture, where deference to authority — parental, institutional, or divine — is a strong social value; the object-focus counterpart suwayin centers the rule or order being violated.
Examples
" Huwag kang sumuway sa nanay. "
Natural Translation
Don't disobey your mother.
Literal Translation
Don't you disobey to mother.
" Masamang sumuway sa mga utos ng magulang. "
Natural Translation
It is bad to disobey parents' commands.
Literal Translation
Bad to-disobey to commands of parent.
" Kapag sumuway ka sa mga patakaran ng paaralan, maaari kang maparusahan o matanggal sa klase. "
Natural Translation
If you disobey the school's rules, you may be punished or removed from class.
Literal Translation
When disobey you to the rules of school, may you be-punished or be-removed from class.
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