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tawagin

Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word tawagin in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word tawagin:


tawagin  Play audio #8447
1 [verb] to call on someone; to call out to someone (who is nearby); to hail someone; to summon someone
2 [verb] to call someone something (a name, a nickname, etc.)

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Verb conjugations of tawagin:

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Root: tawagConjugation Type: -In Verb
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Infinitive:
tawagin  Play audio #8447
Completed (Past):
tinawag  Play audio #19755
Uncompleted (Present):
tinatawag  Play audio #19756
Contemplated (Future):
tatawagin  Play audio #19757
Verb family:
tawagin
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tumawag  |  
tawagan  |  
matawag  |  
itawag  |  
magtawág  |  
ipatawag  |  
magtawagán  |  
Usage Note Icon Usage Notes:
"tawagin" typically means "to call out (to somebody)" by voice. If you want to use a verb to "call somebody on the phone," use "tawagan" instead.

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Example Sentences Available Icon Tawagin Example Sentences in Tagalog: (13)
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Tinawag ko ang asawa ko.
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I called out to my wife.
Tawagin mo lang akó kung kailangan mo akó.
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Just call me if you need me.
Tawagin mo na ang papa mo at kakain na tayo.
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Call your dad now as we are already about to eat.
Tinawag mo ba akó?
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Did you call out to me?
Sino ang tinatawag mo?
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Whom are you calling out to?
Bakit mo siyá tinatawag?
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Why are you calling out to him?
Bakit mo akó tinatawag?
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Why were you calling out to me?
Mulâ ngayón tatawagin na kitáng "Honey Bun".
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From now on I'll call you "Honey Bun".
Púpuntá na tayo sa Dona Remedios Trinidad, o tinatawag na DRT.
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We now will go to Dona Remedios Trinidad, also called DRT.
Kunwa ay tatawagin kitá para hindî mápansín ni Paul si Ken.
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I'll pretend to call you so Paul will not notice Ken.

User-submitted Example Sentences (7):
User-submitted example sentences from Tatoeba who have self reported as being fluent in Tagalog.
Tatawagin ko siya.
Tatoeba Sentence #1611666 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
I'll call him.


Tawagin mo si Tom.
Tatoeba Sentence #4560643 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Call Tom.


Nandito na ang daga! Tawagin mo ang pusa!
Tatoeba Sentence #2827149 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
The rat's here! Go call the cat!


Tinawag ng guro ang pangalan ng bawat estudyante.
Tatoeba Sentence #3236485 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
The teacher called each student by name.


Ang mga problema sa pagtulog ay tinatawag na insomnia.
Tatoeba Sentence #7446669 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Sleep problems are called insomnia.


Ang deliryo ng isang tao ay kalokohan kung tawagin. Ang deliryo ng libong tao ay relihiyon kung tawagin.
Tatoeba Sentence #2205808 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Delirium of one person is called madness. Delirium of thousands of people is called religion.


Ang deliryo ng isang tao ay kalokohan kung tawagin. Ang deliryo ng libong tao ay relihiyon kung tawagin.
Tatoeba Sentence #2205808 Tatoeba user-submitted sentence
Delirium of one person is called madness. Delirium of thousands of people is called religion.


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How to pronounce tawagin:

TAWAGIN AUDIO CLIP:
Play audio #8447
Markup Code:
[rec:8447]
Related Filipino Words:
tawagpánawagantawagantumawagmanawaganitawagpantawagipatawagmatawagpagtawag
Related English Words:
call someone a namename someonesummonsummon someonesummonssummonedsummoningcallcalledcallinghailhailedhailingsummonsummonedsummoning
Grammatical Ligature:
This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
tawaging
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