Saway (en. Rebuke)

sah-wah-yee

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A service aimed at correcting someone's wrong behavior.

His reprimand instilled fear in the children.

Ang kanyang saway ay nagdulot ng takot sa mga bata.

The characteristic of reprimanding or criticizing.

The rebuke is important to correct mistakes.

Ang saway ay mahalaga upang maituwid ang pagkakamali.

verb

The action of reprimanding or stopping someone.

He needs to scold his brother for leaving early.

Kailangan niyang sumaway sa kanyang kapatid na umaalis ng maaga.

The act of correcting a wrongdoing.

The teacher reprimanded him for not studying.

Sinaway siya ng guro nang hindi siya mag-aral.

Derived from the word 'sawayin' which means to reprimand or scold.

correct the mistakes

identify and correct the error

sawain ang mali

to give a reprimand

to express correction

magbigay ng saway

rebuke

The process of correcting or criticizing a person or thing.

pagsaway

admonition

A form of reprimand that uses lessons to correct someone.

pangaral

Forbidden

Go ahead, that's totally forbidden for me!

Sige lang, bawal na bawal yan sa akin!

Sermon

I'm tired of my mom's sermons, she keeps scolding me.

Sawa na ako sa sermon ng nanay ko, lagi na lang niya akong sinasaway.

To reprimand

Big brother scolded me earlier because I messed up.

Nakabumanat si kuya kanina, kasi nagkasala ako.

Caught

You're late on the news, boss always catches us.

Huli ka sa balita, lagi tayong sinasaway ni boss.