root word: pigil
pigilan
prevent
Pigilan mo sila.
Stop them.
Hindi ko sila napigilan.
I wasn’t able to stop them.
Huwag mo akong pigilan.
Don’t hold me back.
Huwag mo akong pigilan.
Don’t restrain me.
Sana’y magkaisa sila upang pigilan ang pagsabog ng isang panlipunang bulkan. One hopes they’ll unite so as to prevent the explosion of a social volcano.
