Pangatwiranan (en. To argue or debate)

/paŋaˈtwiɾanan/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A process of providing reasons or explanations for a particular viewpoint or argument.

The reasoning is important in discussions to explain everyone's opinion.

Ang pangatwiranan ay mahalaga sa mga talakayan upang maipaliwanag ang opinyon ng bawat isa.

A type of discourse where people exchange ideas and viewpoints.

In their reasoning, many good ideas emerged.

Sa kanilang pangatwiranan, maraming magagandang ideya ang lumitaw.

Derived from the prefix 'pang-,' the root 'atwiran,' and the suffix '–an.'

reasoning of arguments

The process of providing reasons for various viewpoints.

pangatwiranan ng mga argumento

reason

The basic idea or reason used in reasoning.

atwiran

Argument or debate

What they did was argue as if they didn't understand each other.

Ang ginawa nila ay argumentuhan na parang hindi na nagkakaintindihan.

Beating around the bush

Let's not beat around the bush, just tell me what you want.

Huwag na tayong paliguy-ligoy, sabihin mo na kung anong gusto mo.

To go back and forth in an argument

Their debate about the issue started to go back and forth.

Nagsimula nang talo-haya ang kanilang debate tungkol sa isyu.