Meaning of tubag

n. answer

reaction

reply

respond

response

v. 1. answer. Akuy mutubag sa pangutána, I’ll answer the question. Tubaga ang nangutána, Answer the person who asked a question. Pahiyum lay íyang itubag sa ákung hangyù, The only answer she gives to my plea is a smile; 1a. answer correspondence. Wà ku makatubag dáyun sa ímung sulat, I couldn’t answer your letter right away; 1b. talk back, retort. Hisagpaan siya kay mitubag sa inahan, She got a slap in the face because she talked back to her mother; 1c. exchange heated words. Nagkatúbag mi dihang giinsultuhan ku níya, We exchanged heated words when he insulted me. 1d. for an uncommon event to recur or be followed by something similar (in folk belief, a not-so-common event is followed by something similar). Tubagun (tubagan) pa nang ímung swirti sa láing táwu, someone else will have good luck in response to your good luck; 2. answer for, take responsibility. Ángayng tubagun nimu ang dadangátan sa ímung kirída, You ought to take responsibility to whatever happens to your mistress; 2a. bear someone’s expenses. Tubagun sa sigúru ang bayranan nímu sa uspital, The insurance will cover your hospital bills; n. 1. answer; 2. something which happens after something in response to it. — pangutána, úyun, etc. question, agreement, etc. given in answer. ‘Náa ka na diay?’ tubag tuksù ni Kulasing, ‘Are you really there now?’ asked Kulasing in answer. paN- v. answer questions. Pasar siya sa intirbiyu kay maáyu siyang manubag, She passed the interview because she answered the questions well. Unsay ákung ipanubag ug imbistigarun ku? What shall I answer if I am investigated? tubagtubag v. talk back insolently. Ayawg tubagtubaga ang ímung magulang kay gabáan ka, Don’t talk back insolently to your elder brother or you will get divine retribution visited on you. matubagtubagun a. inclined to talk back insolently. tubagtúbag v. sing, read something alternatingly or with a responsive reading. Tubagtubágan ta pagbása ang kasulátan, Let us read the scriptures responsively. -in-ay(←) v. 1. see tubag, v1c. 2. see tubagtubag; n. 1. heated exchange of words; 2. responsive or alternate making of sound. Ang tinubágay sa mga langgam mabuntag, The alternating sounds of birds in the morning. -in-an n. manner of answering. -l-un(←) n. 1. responsibility that one has to answer for. Tulubágun sa tsapirun ug unsay mahitabù níla, It is the chaperon who has to answer if something happens to them; 2. material from which a responsive reading or singing is read.