Maagawan (en. To ambush)

/ma.a.gaw.an/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

An action that describes ambushing or taking something away.

He was ambushed for his cellphone on the bus.

Na-maagawan siya ng kanyang cellphone sa bus.

Following an enemy to take away his property.

They want to ambush the enemy's territory.

Nais nilang maagawan ang teritoryo ng kalaban.

An attack on a person or group to take their belongings.

They may get ambushed on the road if they're not careful.

Maagawan sila sa kalsada kung hindi sila mag-iingat.

from the root 'agaw' meaning 'to take from another', with the prefix 'ma-' indicating an action.

ambushed of space

to find oneself in a situation of being poor or a victim of someone else.

maagawan ng lugar

ambushed of wealth

to lose property due to ambush.

maagawan ng yaman

take

The act of taking or ambushing.

agaw

attack

The action of attacking a person or group to take their property.

salakay

A very cute or interesting person

Wow, your outfit is gorgeous! You’re gonna attract a lot of attention with that.

Grabe, ang ganda ng outfit mo! Maagawan ka na niyan.

Quickly attracts or grabs attention

Your social media post will definitely get a lot of likes!

Yung post mo sa social media, maagawan yan ng mga likes!