agawin

Tagalog

Etymology

From agaw +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɡawin/ [ʔɐˈɣaː.wɪn]
• Rhymes: -awin
• Syllabification: a‧ga‧win

Verb

agawin (complete inagaw, progressive inaagaw, contemplative aagawin, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔)

1. to snatch away; to take away by force; to grab

   Synonyms: daklutin, sunggaban, haklitin

2. to appropriate to take for oneself

   Synonym: kamkamin

3. to kidnap

   Synonyms: kidnapin, dukutin, nakawin, itanan

4. (colloquial) to save (from death)

   Synonyms: iligtas, sagipin

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for agawin

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-in ᜒᜈ᜔	agaw ᜀᜄᜏ᜔		object
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
agawin ᜀᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔	inagaw ᜁᜈᜄᜏ᜔	inaagaw ᜁᜈᜀᜄᜏ᜔ inaagaw1 ᜁᜈᜀᜄᜏ᜔	aagawin ᜀᜀᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔ aagawin1 ᜀᜀᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔	agawin ᜀᜄᜏᜒᜈ᜔ agaw1 ᜀᜄᜏ᜔ agawa1 ᜀᜄᜏ
1 Dialectal use only.