taguan
to hide from someone or something
From root: tago
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinaguan
ti-na-gu-AN
hid from someone
Present (Incomplete)
tinataguan
ti-na-ta-gu-AN
hiding from someone
Future (Contemplated)
tataguan
ta-ta-gu-AN
will hide from someone
Usage Note
Taguan is used when hiding specifically from another person, often in the context of the game hide-and-seek or when avoiding someone's presence. It emphasizes the person being hidden from as the focus of the action rather than the act of hiding itself.
Examples
" Huwag mo akong taguan. "
Natural Translation
Don't hide from me.
Literal Translation
Don't you me hide-from.
" Mahirap taguan ang sariling konsensya. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to hide from one's own conscience.
Literal Translation
Hard hide-from the own conscience.
" Kahit anong gawin niya, hindi niya kayang taguan ang katotohanan tungkol sa nangyari. "
Natural Translation
No matter what he does, he cannot hide from the truth about what happened.
Literal Translation
Even what do he, not he able hide-from the truth about that happened.
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