Close
 


pigilan

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

Definition for the Tagalog word pigilan:


pigilan  Play audio #19533
[verb]  to prevent something; to stop someone/something; to hold something back; to block something; to prevent something; to hinder something

View monolingual Tagalog definition of pigilan »


Verb conjugations of pigilan:

Focus:  
Object Focus Icon
Object  
Root: pigilConjugation Type: -An
Infinitive:
Completed (Past):
Uncompleted (Present):
Contemplated (Future):
Infinitive:
pigilan  Play audio #19533
Completed (Past):
pinigilan  Play audio #19535
Uncompleted (Present):
pinípigilan  Play audio #19536
Contemplated (Future):
pípigilan  Play audio #19537
Verb family:
pigilan
 |  
mapigilan  |  
magpigíl  |  
pumigil  |  
pigilin  |  
mapigil  |  
makapagpigil  |  
The Tagalog.com Dictionary is now an App!
iOS App Android App
Example Sentences Available Icon Pigilan Example Sentences in Tagalog: (14)
Example sentences hand-crafted by professional Filipino teachers and writers.
Click/Tap an underline word to see its literal definitionClick or tap any underlined word to see a literal translation.
Pigilan mo silá.
Play audio #57593 Play audio #57594Audio Loop
 
Hold them back.
Itó ang pangyayaring hindî ko kayang pigilan.
Play audio #37151Audio Loop
 
This is an event beyond ny control.
Tinangkâ nilá akóng pigilan sa pag-alís.
Play audio #37029Audio Loop
 
They prevented me from leaving.
Ikinadena siyá ng amá niyá para pigilan siyá.
Play audio #36888Audio Loop
 
His father bound him with chains to hold him back.
Pinigilan siyá ni Lito at hinila siyáng papasók sa loób.
Play audio #43441Audio Loop
 
Lito restrained him and dragged him back inside.
Bakit mo akó pinigilan?
Play audio #31513 Play audio #31519Audio Loop
 
Why did you hold me back?
Pinigilan niyá akóng pumasok sa bahay nilá.
Play audio #36716Audio Loop
 
She blocked me from entering their house.
Pinípigilan ko ang sariling magmurá.
Play audio #37891Audio Loop
 
I'm preventing myself from cursing.
Kung alám niyá, bakit hindî niyá pinípigilan itó?
Play audio #43443Audio Loop
 
If she knows, why doesn't she prevent it?
Pinípigilan niyá ang pag-iyák.
Play audio #31514 Play audio #31520Audio Loop
 
He's holding back his tears. / He tries hard not to cry.

Join us! We are a free online community for Filipino / Tagalog language learners

How to pronounce pigilan:

PIGILAN AUDIO CLIP:
Play audio #19533
Markup Code:
[rec:19533]
Related Filipino Words:
pigilmapigilanmagpigílmapigilpigilinpumigilmakapígil-hiningámakapigildí-mapigilanmakapagpigil
Related English Words:
preventpreventspreventedpreventinghold backheld backholding backholds backhinderhindershinderedhinderingblockblocksblockedblockingstopstopsstoppedstoppingstop somethingstop someonepreventprevent somethingpreventspreventedpreventing
Grammatical Ligature:
This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
pigilang
Feedback / Suggestions:
Did you find an error or do you know of an improvement for this entry? Please let us know, your feedback is very helpful!
Submit Suggestion »