suyuin
suyuín with stress marks
to woo [them]
From root: suyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinuyo
si-NU-yo
wooed
Present (Incomplete)
sinusuyo
si-nu-SU-yo
is being wooed
Future (Contemplated)
susuyuin
su-su-yu-IN
will be wooed
Usage Note
Suyuin is the object-focus form of suyo, centering the person being wooed or gently persuaded. It can describe romantic courtship in the ligaw tradition as well as non-romantic coaxing — appeasing an upset friend or softening a reluctant relative — wherever patient, affectionate persuasion is the strategy.
Examples
" Susubukan kong suyuin siya. "
Natural Translation
I will try to win her over.
Literal Translation
Will-try I to-woo her.
" Subukan mong suyuin ang nagtatampong kasintahan. "
Natural Translation
Try to woo your sulking partner.
Literal Translation
Try you to-woo the sulking partner.
" Matiyaga niyang sinuyo ang galit na ama sa pamamagitan ng mabubuting gawa hanggang sa muli silang magkabati. "
Natural Translation
He patiently won over his angry father through good deeds until the two of them made up again.
Literal Translation
Patiently he wooed the angry father through of good deeds until again they reconcile.
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