From root: bisita
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
bumisita
bu-mi-SI-ta
visited
Present (Incomplete)
bumibisita
bu-mi-bi-SI-ta
is visiting
Future (Contemplated)
bibisita
bi-bi-SI-ta
will visit
Usage Note
Bumisita is used when the focus of the sentence is on the person performing the action of visiting a place or another person. In Filipino culture, it often implies a social call to friends or family where hospitality and catching up are central.
Examples
" Bumisita ako kahapon. "
Natural Translation
I visited yesterday.
Literal Translation
Visited I yesterday.
" Gusto kong bumisita sa lola ko. "
Natural Translation
I want to visit my grandmother.
Literal Translation
Want I to visit my grandmother.
" Tuwing Pasko, bumibisita kami sa aming mga kamag-anak sa probinsya upang muling magkasama-sama ang buong pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Every Christmas, we visit our relatives in the province so the whole family can be together again.
Literal Translation
Every Christmas, visiting we to our plural relatives in province so again be-together the whole family.
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