Usage Note
Direksiyon is borrowed from Spanish dirección and covers both physical direction and figurative direction — the course of an endeavor or organization. It is commonly used interchangeably with the informal spelling direksyon, and learners will encounter both forms freely in everyday writing.
Examples
" Mali ang direksiyon natin. "
Natural Translation
Our direction is wrong.
Literal Translation
Wrong the direction our.
" Hindi namin alam ang direksiyon ng bagyo. "
Natural Translation
We didn't know the direction of the typhoon.
Literal Translation
Not we-know the direction of-the typhoon.
" Tinanong namin ang lokal kung anong direksiyon ang patungo sa palengke dahil ligaw na kami. "
Natural Translation
We asked a local which direction led to the market because we were already lost.
Literal Translation
Asked we the local if what direction the toward to market because lost already we.
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