sagutan

Tagalog

Etymology

From sagot + -an.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: sa‧gu‧tan
  • IPA(key): /ˌsaˈɡutan/, [ˌsaˈɣu.tɐn] (noun)
  • IPA(key): /saɡuˈtan/, [sɐ.ɣʊˈtan] (verb)

Noun

ságútan

  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)

  1. (transitive) to answer (a test, homework, etc.)
    Sagutan mo na ang test.
    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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