Awayin (en. To fight)

a-wah-yin

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of fighting or arguing.

Siblings often fight over trivial matters.

Madalas na nag-aawayin ang mga kapatid sa maliit na bagay.

To engage in a battle or argument.

He returned to confront his friend when they had a falling out.

Bumalik siya upang awayin ang kanyang kaibigan noong sila'y nagkatampuhan.

The root word 'away' means 'fight' or 'conflict'.

Fight with him/her

You need to argue or confront him/her.

Awayin mo siya

Don't fight anymore

Avoid the argument.

Huwag na lang awayin

fight

The term refers to combat or argument.

away

argument

A type of discussion or debate that often becomes emotional.

pagtatalo

fight or confrontation

They fought in basketball, but they didn't end up arguing about the fight.

Nag-away sila sa basketball, pero hindi na sila nagtalo sa awayin.

to get rid of or eliminate

I'm going to get rid of the stress from work, I really don't want to deal with this.

Ilalayas ko na ang stress sa trabaho, ayoko na talagang awayin 'to.

to get angry or argue

It seems like they're about to argue again over a simple conversation.

Parang awayin na naman sila sa simpleng usapan.