Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Tugot
to allow / permissionnoun / verb
- Alternative meanings
to allownto give permissionnto authorizenpermission or consent, depending on context
- Pronunciation
TOO-goht
- Root and affixes
Root: tugot.
- Variants or conjugations
motugot = to allow / to agreengitugotan = allowed / was permittedntugoti = allow him/her/itnpagtugot = permission or the act of allowing
- Related words and expressions
permiso = permission, borrowed form depending on contextnuyon = to agreendili motugot = not allownbawal = prohibitednsugot = accept / consent
- Meaning and usage notes
“Tugot” can work as the idea of permission or as the root for verb forms. To say “to allow”, Cebuano often uses “motugot” or “tugoti”, depending on the sentence.
authorizebasic wordsconsentpermissionto allowverb
Motugot ka?
Do you allow it?
Gitugotan ko niya nga mosulod.
He/She allowed me to enter.