Maggantihan (en. To reciprocate)

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Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of giving compensation or reward to someone for a specific kindness or service.

We should reciprocate the kindness done by our friend.

Dapat tayong maggantihan sa mabuting ginawa ng ating kaibigan.

Responding to a favor by doing another favor.

He decided to reciprocate the favor given to him.

Nagpasya siyang maggantihan sa pabor na ibinigay sa kanya.

let's reciprocate

Let's help each other and reward each other for what we've done.

maggantihan tayo

reward

An item given as compensation.

ganti

favor

An action done for the benefit of others.

pabor

To say hurtful words or to insult.

Oh man, they're really going at it in the chat, it's like endless.

Naku, sobrang maggantihan na sila sa chat, parang walang katapusan.

To give hints or to point out a painful truth.

Out of anger, he started throwing hurtful truths at her that you wouldn't expect.

Sa sobrang galit, maggantihan na siya sa kanya na hindi mo inaasahan.

To cause harm or to impose punishment.

Classmates might lash out at each other during the exam if one makes a mistake.

Baka maggantihan na ang mga kaklase sa pagsusulit kapag nagkamali ang isa.