Detenihin (en. Detain)

de-te-ni-hin

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The action of stopping or holding back a person or thing.

We should detain the vehicle in the middle of the road.

Dapat nating detenihin ang sasakyan sa gitnang daan.

The process of not allowing a person to leave.

The police decided to detain the suspect for further investigation.

Ang pulis ay nagdesisyon na detenihin ang suspek para sa karagdagang imbestigasyon.

Stopping any action or movement.

Detain yourself from what you did wrong.

Detenihin mo ang iyong sarili sa ginawa mong mali.

Derived from the Spanish word 'detener' which means 'to stop' or 'to halt'.

Detain the person

Hold a person for a purpose.

Detenihin ang tao

Detain the vehicle

Stop the movement of a vehicle.

Detenihin ang sasakyan

suppression

The action of hindering or stopping an undesirable situation.

pagsugpo

stopping

The state of stopping or halting.

paghihinto

Stop it!

Detain the kids outside, it's already night.

Detenihin mo na ang mga bata sa labas, gabi na kasi.

Don't continue that!

Stop discussing that, it's going nowhere.

Detenihin mo na 'yang pinag-uusapan ninyo, wala namang kapupuntahan yun.

Just hold on!

Let's pause this conversation, we have different opinions.

Detenihin muna natin 'tong usapan, magkaiba kasi tayo ng opinyon.