From root: takot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nanakot
na-NA-kot
scared others
Present (Incomplete)
nananakot
na-na-NA-kot
is scaring others
Future (Contemplated)
mananakot
ma-na-NA-kot
will scare others
Usage Note
Manakot is used when someone intentionally tries to frighten or intimidate others, often through pranks, threats, or scary stories. It focuses on the deliberate act of causing fear in people as an activity.
Examples
" Huwag kang manakot ng bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't scare children.
Literal Translation
Do-not you scare of child.
" Mali ang manakot ng kapwa. "
Natural Translation
It is wrong to scare others.
Literal Translation
Wrong to scare of neighbor/others.
" Mahilig manakot ng mga bisita ang kuya ko tuwing gabi sa pamamagitan ng mga kuwentong multo. "
Natural Translation
My older brother loves to scare the guests every night with ghost stories.
Literal Translation
Fond to-scare of plural guest the older-brother my every night through of plural story ghost.
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