Padayon

go ahead / continueverb / interjection

Alternative meanings

go ahead
continue
keep going
proceed
move forward

Pronunciation

pah-DAH-yon

Root and affixes

Related to the root dayon, which can express continuation, immediacy, or moving onward. With pa-, padayon is used to continue or keep going.

Variants or conjugations

padayon = go ahead / continue / keep going
padayon lang = just keep going / continue
mopadayon = will continue / is going to continue
nagpadayon = continued / is continuing
gipadayon = was continued

Related words and expressions

unahan = ahead / in front / farther ahead
dayon = immediately / continue, depending on context
lakaw = walk / go
sunod = next / follow
padulong = toward

Meaning and usage notes

Use padayon for adelante as encouragement, permission, or the idea of continuing: go ahead, keep going, proceed. For adelante as a physical direction or location, unahan may be more exact.