sagutan

Tagalog

Etymology

From sagot + -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˌsaˈɡutan/ [ˌsaˈɣu.tɐn] (noun)
      • Rhymes: -utan
    • IPA(key): /saɡuˈtan/ [sɐ.ɣʊˈtan] (verb)
      • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: sa‧gu‧tan

Noun

ságútan (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. verbal clash; exchange of verbal attacks
    Synonyms: taltalan, pagtataltalan, tutulan, pagtututulan
  2. (theater) dialogue; conversation
  3. exchange of letters or correspondence
    Synonyms: sulatan, lihaman, pagsusulatan, paglilihaman

Verb

sagután (complete sinagutan, progressive sinasagutan, contemplative sasagutan, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜄᜓᜆᜈ᜔)

  1. (transitive) to answer (a test, homework, etc.)
    Sagutan mo na ang pagsusulit.
    Answer the test.
  2. to be responsible for; to answer for
    Synonym: panagutan
  3. to act as a guarantor for
    Synonym: garantiyahan

Conjugation

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