magtatwa
magtátwâ with stress marks
to deny
From root: tatwa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtatwa
nag-TAT-wa
denied
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatatwa
nag-ta-TAT-wa
is denying
Future (Contemplated)
magtatatwa
mag-ta-TAT-wa
will deny
Usage Note
Magtatwa is the actor-focus form of tatwa, used when the one denying or disowning is the grammatical focus. Formal and literary in register; in everyday speech magtanggi is far more common, making magtatwa most at home in legal or rhetorical contexts.
Examples
" Huwag kang magtatwa sa akin. "
Natural Translation
Do not deny me.
Literal Translation
Don't you to-deny to me.
" Mahirap magtatwa ng katotohanan kapag may malinaw na katibayan ang pulis. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to deny the truth when the police have clear proof.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-deny of truth when there-is clear proof the police.
" Sa harap ng hukom, nagtatwa pa rin ang akusado sa kasalanan na malinaw namang ipinapakita ng mga ebidensiya. "
Natural Translation
Before the judge, the accused still denied the crime that the evidence clearly showed.
Literal Translation
In front of judge, denied still the accused to crime that clearly though shown by the evidences.
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