From root: utak
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inutakan
i-nu-ta-KAN
outsmarted
Present (Incomplete)
inuutakan
i-nu-u-ta-KAN
outsmarting
Future (Contemplated)
uutakan
u-u-ta-KAN
will outsmart
Usage Note
Utakan is used when one attempts to manipulate or gain an advantage over someone else through cunning or clever tactics. It is commonly heard in casual conversations involving strategy, competition, or social maneuvering.
Examples
" Huwag mo akong utakan. "
Natural Translation
Don't try to outsmart me.
Literal Translation
Don't you me outsmart.
" Ayaw niyang utakan ang kapatid niya. "
Natural Translation
He doesn't want to outsmart his sibling.
Literal Translation
Dislike he outsmart the sibling his.
" Akala ng magnanakaw ay mauutakan niya ang pulis, pero mas matalino pala ang nakaabang na alagad ng batas. "
Natural Translation
The thief thought he could outsmart the police, but the waiting officer turned out to be cleverer.
Literal Translation
Thought of thief that will-outsmart he the police, but more clever apparently the waiting officer of law.
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