Pagalitan (en. To reprimand)

/pa.ga.li.tan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

verb

The act of scolding or admonishing a person for a mistake made.

He was reprimanded by his teacher for his mistake in the homework.

Siya ay pagalitan ng kanyang guro dahil sa kanyang pagkakamali sa takdang-aralin.

The process of expressing anger or disagreement towards a person by scolding.

He decided to reprimand his brother for breaking his toy.

Nagpasya siyang pagalitan ang kanyang kapatid sa pagsira ng kanyang laruan.

The act of taking response or action aimed at correcting what is wrong.

Sometimes, it is necessary to reprimand when a person does not learn from their mistakes.

Minsan, kailangan talagang pagalitan kapag ang isang tao ay hindi matuto sa kanyang mga pagkakamali.

From the word 'galit' meaning 'anger' or 'fury' combined with 'pag-' indicating an action.

reprimand the child

The act of scolding the child for their misbehavior.

pagalitan ang anak

don't scold

A request not to hurt someone's feelings.

huwag pagalitan

scolding

An admonition or questioning of a mistake.

saway

anger

An emotional state of being displeased or hatred.

galit

being admonished or causing chaos

Because of the noise, they are being reprimanded by the neighbors.

Dahil sa ingay, pinagagalitan sila ng mga kapitbahay.

expressing anger or disappointment

I got seriously reprimanded by Mom earlier because of my prank.

Sobrang pagalitan ako ni Mama kanina dahil sa ginawa kong kalokohan.

to blame or point out someone's mistake

Don't be too much of a know-it-all, your boss might just reprimand you.

Huwag ka masyadong magiging utak fida, baka pagalitan ka lang ng boss mo.

going through a bad experience

I don't want to be reprimanded by the teacher, so I studied really hard.

Ayaw kong pagalitan ng guro, kaya nag-aral talaga ako ng mabuti.