itakwil
itakwíl with stress marks
to disown [them]
From root: takwil
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
itinakwil
i-ti-nak-WIL
disowned
Present (Incomplete)
itinatakwil
i-ti-na-tak-WIL
is being disowned
Future (Contemplated)
itatakwil
i-ta-tak-WIL
will be disowned
Usage Note
Itakwil is the object-focus form of takwil, with the person or thing being disowned or renounced as the grammatical focus. The i- prefix is the natural derivation for deliberate acts of rejection, and the form appears in formal and literary contexts where the weight of disavowal falls on what is cast away.
Examples
" Huwag mong itakwil ang kapatid mo. "
Natural Translation
Don't disown your sibling.
Literal Translation
Don't you disown the sibling your.
" Mahirap para sa isang ama ang itakwil ang sarili niyang anak. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult for a father to disown his own child.
Literal Translation
Difficult for for a father the to-disown the own his child.
" Kahit anong mali ang nagawa ng kanyang anak, hinding-hindi niya itatakwil ito dahil sa lakas ng pagmamahal niya. "
Natural Translation
No matter what wrong her child has done, she will never disown them because of the strength of her love.
Literal Translation
Even-what wrong the done of her child, never-never she will-disown this because of strength of love her.
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