From root: direksyon
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinireksyunan
di-ni-rek-syu-NAN
gave directions to
Present (Incomplete)
dinidireksyunan
di-ni-di-rek-syu-NAN
giving directions to
Future (Contemplated)
didireksyunan
di-di-rek-syu-NAN
will give directions to
Usage Note
Direksyunan is used when providing specific guidance or instructions to someone regarding a route or a procedure. It focuses on the person receiving the instructions and is often used in administrative or instructional settings.
Examples
" Direksyunan mo ang bisita. "
Natural Translation
Give the visitor directions.
Literal Translation
Give-directions-to you the visitor.
" Subukan mong direksyunan ang mga bisita. "
Natural Translation
Try to give directions to the visitors.
Literal Translation
Should by-you give-directions-to the plural visitor.
" Mabait na dinireksyunan ng guard ang mga turistang naliligaw papunta sa lumang simbahan ng bayan. "
Natural Translation
The guard kindly gave directions to the lost tourists heading to the town's old church.
Literal Translation
Kind that gave-directions-to of guard the plural tourists getting-lost going to old church of town.
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