EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to stop; to cease...
leaving...
running...
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/su-ma-wa-TA/
FIL: Ang paghinto, pagpigil, o pag-awat sa isang gawain o pangyayari, karaniwang isang negatibo o di-kanais-nais.
EN: to stop; to cease
The word your lola screams when you and your cousins are about to demolish the house during a family reunion. "Sumawata na kayo!" means "Stop it already!". It has a stronger-than-usual connotation of putting an end to chaos or something excessive. It's the verb form of "Tama na, sobra na!"
From sum- (actor-focus infix) + sawata (stop, cease).
ROOT MEANING: to suppress, to quell, to stop
This is the completed aspect of the verb. It is often used in the command form "sumawata ka/kayo!" to demand an immediate stop to a chaotic or negative action.
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🇵🇭 Hindi sumawata ang mga bata sa paglalaro hangga't hindi sila pinapagalitan.
🇺🇸 The children did not stop playing until they were scolded.
🇵🇭 Sana'y sumawata na ang kanyang pag-iyak.
🇺🇸 I hope her crying ceases.
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