From root: toyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinoyo
ti-NO-yo
acted moody
Present (Incomplete)
tinotoyo
ti-no-TO-yo
acting moody
Future (Contemplated)
totoyoin
to-to-yo-IN
will act moody
Usage Note
Toyoin is used when describing someone who becomes suddenly moody or irritable without a clear reason. It is a common colloquial term often applied to partners in romantic relationships to describe unpredictable bouts of temperament.
Examples
" Huwag mong toyoin ang lola. "
Natural Translation
Don't be moody toward grandma.
Literal Translation
Don't you act-moody the grandma.
" Ayaw niyang toyoin ang bata. "
Natural Translation
She doesn't want to act moody to the child.
Literal Translation
Dislike she act-moody the child.
" Tuwing pagod siya sa trabaho, tinotoyo niya ang asawa kahit walang dahilan. "
Natural Translation
Whenever she's tired from work, she gets moody toward her spouse even without reason.
Literal Translation
Every tired she at work, acting-moody she the spouse even none reason.
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