From root: yabang
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
niyabangan
ni-ya-ba-NGAN
boasted to
Present (Incomplete)
niyayabangan
ni-ya-ya-ba-NGAN
boasting to
Future (Contemplated)
yayabangan
ya-ya-ba-NGAN
will boast to
Usage Note
Yabangan is used when someone intentionally shows off or boasts to another person, often with the goal of impressing them or making them feel inferior. It highlights a direct social interaction where one person is the target of another's arrogance.
Examples
" Huwag mong yabangan ang kapatid mo. "
Natural Translation
Don't boast to your sibling.
Literal Translation
Don't you boast-to the sibling your.
" Ayaw kong yabangan siya. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to boast to him.
Literal Translation
Dislike I boast-to him.
" Sa halip na yabangan ang kanyang mga kaklase, mas pinili niyang tahimik na ibahagi ang kanyang natutuhan. "
Natural Translation
Instead of boasting to his classmates, he chose to quietly share what he had learned.
Literal Translation
In place of boast-to the his classmates, more chose he quiet share the his learned.
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