magbuwelta
magbuwélta with stress marks
to turn around
From root: buwelta
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagbuwelta
nag-bu-WEL-ta
turned around
Present (Incomplete)
nagbubuwelta
nag-bu-bu-WEL-ta
is turning around
Future (Contemplated)
magbubuwelta
mag-bu-bu-WEL-ta
will turn around
Usage Note
Magbuwelta is the actor-focus form of buwelta, a Spanish loanword from vuelta, used colloquially for making a U-turn, going back, or returning somewhere. It is especially common in driving contexts and casual speech about retracing one's steps.
Examples
" Magbuwelta tayo sa kanto. "
Natural Translation
Let's turn around at the corner.
Literal Translation
Turn-around we at corner.
" Kailangan ng drayber na magbuwelta sa kanto. "
Natural Translation
The driver needs to turn around at the corner.
Literal Translation
Need of driver to turn around at corner.
" Kinailangan naming magbuwelta dahil nalampasan namin ang tamang labasan papunta sa bahay ng lola. "
Natural Translation
We had to turn around because we passed the right exit going to grandmother's house.
Literal Translation
Needed we to turn-around because passed we the right exit going to house of grandmother.
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