dominahin
The English verb dominate is translated into Tagalog as dominahin.
To dominate means to govern, rule or control by superior authority or power. You can use the noun dominasyon, which is derived from the Spanish word dominación, to refer to the act of domination itself.
Meaning: to govern, rule or control by superior authority or power (verb)
Which one should you use?
While dominahin is used when the person or thing being dominated is the focus, you can also use magdomina when the focus is on the entity performing the act of dominating. For a more playful or informal sense of dominating others, use Maghari-harian.
How does it change in a sentence?
dominahin is an object-focused verb, meaning the person or thing being dominated is the focus of the sentence. In contrast, the form magdomina is actor-focused and is used when the focus is on the person or entity performing the act of dominating.
Did you know?
- The term Maghari-harian uses a linguistic pattern called reduplication, where repeating a root word can change a serious action into a pretend or superficial one.
- Tagalog often distinguishes between 'controlling' a person through the loanword dominahin and 'overpowering' someone physically or emotionally using native terms like daigin.
- In colloquial Filipino, the word hari is often paired with specific nouns to create titles for those who dominate a niche, such as Hari ng Kundiman for the master of traditional love songs.
Examples in context
- Gusto niyang dominahin ang lahat ng desisyon.He wants to dominate all the decisions.
- Sinubukan niyang dominahin ang usapan sa pulong.She tried to dominate the conversation in the meeting.
Example conversation
Two colleagues are discussing a difficult manager in the office.
- MariaLaging gustong dominahin ng boss ang bawat kilos natin.The boss always wants to dominate our every move.
- JoseTotoo yan, nakakapagod ang ganitong sistema.That's true, this kind of system is exhausting.
- MariaSana ay magbago na siya.I hope he changes.
- JoseMahirap iyan, Maria.That will be difficult, Maria.
