tagayan
tagayán with stress marks
to pour a drink for [someone]
From root: tagay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinagayan
ti-na-ga-YAN
poured for
Present (Incomplete)
tinatagayan
ti-na-ta-ga-YAN
is being poured for
Future (Contemplated)
tatagayan
ta-ta-ga-YAN
will be poured for
Usage Note
Tagayan is the benefactive -an form of tagay, used when the person being honored or served the drink is the grammatical focus. It is a natural extension of Filipino hospitality — guests and elders are typically tagayan first before the host drinks.
Examples
" Tagayan mo ang lolo. "
Natural Translation
Pour a drink for grandfather.
Literal Translation
Pour-drink-for you the grandfather.
" Utos ng host na tagayan ang lahat ng bisita sa lamesa. "
Natural Translation
The host ordered to pour a drink for all the guests at the table.
Literal Translation
Command of host to-pour-drink-for the all guests at table.
" Bilang tanda ng paggalang, tinagayan muna ng binata ang mga matatanda bago siya uminom mismo. "
Natural Translation
As a sign of respect, the young man poured drinks for the elders first before he himself drank.
Literal Translation
As sign of respect, poured-drink-for first by-the young-man the elders before he drank himself.
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