ubayaan
ubayáan with stress marks
to relinquish [it]; to waive [it]
From root: ubaya
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inubayaan
i-nu-ba-ya-AN
relinquished
Present (Incomplete)
inuubayaan
i-nu-u-ba-ya-AN
is being relinquished
Future (Contemplated)
uubayaan
u-u-ba-ya-AN
will be relinquished
Usage Note
Ubayaan is the object-focus form of ubaya, placing the right, claim, or share being relinquished as the grammatical focus. It is most common in inheritance and legal contexts where someone formally waives entitlement, and is found in formal rather than everyday speech.
Examples
" Ayaw niyang ubayaan ang mana. "
Natural Translation
He/She does not want to relinquish the inheritance.
Literal Translation
Don't-want he/she to-relinquish the inheritance.
" Masakit ubayaan ang pangarap na matagal mong hinangad. "
Natural Translation
It is painful to relinquish a dream you have desired for a long time.
Literal Translation
Painful to-relinquish the dream , long you desired.
" Pumirma siya sa kasulatan upang ubayaan ang kanyang bahagi sa lupa pabor sa kanyang nakababatang kapatid. "
Natural Translation
He/She signed the document in order to waive his/her share of the land in favor of his/her younger sibling.
Literal Translation
Signed he/she on document so-that to-waive the his/her share in land in-favor to his/her younger sibling.
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