sagutan

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Tagalog

Etymology

From sagot +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

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

Verb conjugation for sagutan (Class I) - um/in/an double-object verb
Root word sagot
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
Actor -um- sumagot sumagot sumasagot
nasagot2 		sasagot
masagot2 		kasasagot1
kakasagot
Object -in sagutin sinagot sinasagot
inasagot2 		sasagutin
asagutin2 		⁠—
Directional -an sagutan sinagutan sinasagutan
inasagutan2 		sasagutan
asagutan2 		—
Locative ⁠pag- -an pagsagutan pinagsagutan pinapagsagutan
pinagsasagutan 		papagsagutan
pagsasagutan 		⁠—
Benefactive i- isagot isinagot isinasagot isasagot ⁠—
Instrument ipang- ipansagot ipinansagot ipinapansagot ipapansagot ⁠—
Causative ika- ikasagot ikinasagot ikinasasagot1
ikinakasagot 		ikasasagot1
ikakasagot 		⁠—
i-3 isagot isinagot isinasagot isasagot ⁠—
Measurement i- isagot isinagot isinasagot isasagot ⁠—
1Used in formal contexts. 2Dialectal use only. 3Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.
Indirect (pa-) verb forms
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative Recently Complete
Actor magpa- magpasagot nagpasagot nagpapasagot magpapasagot ⁠kapasasagot1
kapapasagot
kapagpapasagot
kakapasagot
Actor-secondary pa- -in pasagutin pinasagot pinasasagot
pinapasagot 		pasasagutin
papasagutin 		⁠—
Object ipa- ipasagot ipinasagot ipinasasagot
ipinapasagot 		ipasasagot
ipapasagot 		⁠—
Directional ⁠ pa- -an pasagutan pinasagutan pinapasagutan
pinasasagutan 		papasagutan
pasasagutan 		⁠—
Benefactive ipagpa- ipagpasagot ipinagpasagot ipinagpapasagot1
ipinapagpasagot 		ipagpapasagot1
ipapagpasagot 		⁠—
Causative ikapagpa- ikapagpasagot ikinapagpasagot ikinapagpapasagot1
ikinakapagpasagot 		ikapagpapasagot1
ikakapagpasagot 		⁠—
Locative ⁠pagpa- -an pagpasagutan pinagpasagutan pinagpapasasagutan1
pinapagpasagutan 		pagpapasasagutan1
papagpasagutan 		⁠—
⁠papag- -an papagsagutan pinapagsagutan pinapapagsagutan papapagsagutan ⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.
Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms
Direct action verbs
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Actor maka- makasagot nakasagot nakasasagot1
nakakasagot 		makasasagot1
makakasagot


mapa-2 mapasagot napasagot napasasagot1
napapasagot 		mapasasagot1
mapapasagot
Object ma- masagot nasagot nasasagot masasagot
Directional ⁠ ma- -an masagutan nasagutan nasasagutan masasagutan
Benefactive mai- maisagot naisagot naisasagot maisasagot
Causative maika- maikasagot naikasagot naikasasagot1
naikakasagot
naiikasagot 		naikasasagot1
naikakasagot
naiikasagot
mai- maisagot naisagot naisasagot maisasagot
Locative ⁠mapag- -an mapagsagotan napagsagotan napagsasagotan1
napapagsagotan 		mapagsasagotan1
mapapagsagotan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Actor makapagpa- makapagpasagot nakapagpasagot nakapagpapasagot1
nakakapagpasagot 		makapagpapasagot1
makakapagpasagot
Actor-secondary mapa- mapasagot napasagot napasasagot1
napapasagot 		mapasasagot1
mapapasagot
Object maipa- maipasagot naipasagot naipasasagot1
naipapasagot
naiipasagot 		maipasasagot1
maipapasagot
maiipasagot
Directional ⁠ mapa- -an mapasagutan napasagutan napasasagutan1
napapasagutan 		mapasasagutan1
mapapasagutan
Benefactive maipagpa- maipagpasagot naipagpasagot naipagpapasagot1
naipapagpasagot
naiipagpasagot 		maipagpapasagot1
maipapagpasagot
maiipagpasagot
Causative maikapagpa- maikapagpasagot naikapagpasagot naikapagpapasagot1
naikakapagpasagot
naiikapagpasagot 		maikapagpapasagot1
maikakapagpasagot
maiikapagpasagot
Locative ⁠mapagpa- -an mapagpasagutan napagpasagutan napagpapasasagutan1
napapagpasagutan 		mapagpapasasagutan1
mapapagpasagutan
⁠mapapag- -an mapapagsagutan napapagsagutan napapapagsagutan mapapapagsagutan
1Used in formal contexts. 2Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.
Social (maki-) verb forms
Form Affix Aspect
Infinitive Complete Progressive Contemplative
Direct maki- makisagot nakisagot nakikisagot makikisagot
Indirect makipagpa- makipagpasagot nakipagpasagot nakikipagpasagot makikipagpasagot
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