tumanggi
tumanggí with stress marks
to refuse
From root: tanggi
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumanggi
tu-mang-GI
refused
Present (Incomplete)
tumatanggi
tu-ma-tang-GI
is refusing
Future (Contemplated)
tatanggi
ta-tang-GI
will refuse
Usage Note
Tumanggi is the actor-focus form of tanggi, built with the -um- infix, and is the most common verbal form for politely declining an offer, request, or invitation. It carries a neutral to respectful register; blunter refusals may instead use ayaw, and the object-focus partner tanggihan shifts focus to what is being refused.
Examples
" Tumanggi siya sa alok. "
Natural Translation
He refused the offer.
Literal Translation
Refused he at offer.
" May karapatan kang tumanggi kung hindi mo gusto ang alok. "
Natural Translation
You have the right to refuse if you do not like the offer.
Literal Translation
Has right you to-refuse if not you like the offer.
" Magalang siyang tumanggi sa imbitasyon dahil may mas mahalagang pangako siyang dapat tuparin. "
Natural Translation
She politely refused the invitation because she had a more important commitment to keep.
Literal Translation
Politely she to-refuse at invitation because has more important promise she that must fulfill.
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