itatwa
itátwâ with stress marks
to deny [it]
From root: tatwa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
itinatwa
i-ti-NAT-wa
denied
Present (Incomplete)
itinatatwa
i-ti-na-TAT-wa
is being denied
Future (Contemplated)
itatatwa
i-ta-TAT-wa
will be denied
Usage Note
Itatwa is the object-focus infinitive of tatwa, meaning to deny, disclaim, or disown a statement, belief, or claim. Used in formal and legal registers when the thing being denied — an accusation, a doctrine, an allegiance — is the grammatical focus, and carries stronger connotations of public repudiation than a simple hindi.
Examples
" Huwag mong itatwa ang totoo. "
Natural Translation
Do not deny the truth.
Literal Translation
Don't you to-deny the truth.
" Sinubukan niyang itatwa ang paratang laban sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
He/She tried to deny the accusation against him/her.
Literal Translation
Tried he/she to-deny the accusation against to him/her.
" Kahit gaano pa katindi ang presyon, hindi niya itatatwa ang mga prinsipyong matagal na niyang pinaninindigan. "
Natural Translation
No matter how intense the pressure, he/she will not disown the principles he/she has long stood for.
Literal Translation
Even however intense the pressure, not he/she will-deny the principles long already his/her stood-for.
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