From root: diretso
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dumeretso
du-me-RET-so
went straight
Present (Incomplete)
dumidiretso
du-mi-di-RET-so
going straight
Future (Contemplated)
didiretso
di-di-RET-so
will go straight
Usage Note
Dumeretso is used when instructing someone to move forward without turning or to go directly to a destination without making any stops. It is a vital verb for giving directions or telling someone to proceed to a task immediately.
Examples
" Dumeretso ka sa bahay. "
Natural Translation
Go straight to the house.
Literal Translation
Go-straight you to house.
" Dumeretso ka lang hanggang sa dulo. "
Natural Translation
Just go straight until the end.
Literal Translation
Go straight you only until the end.
" Kapag nakarating ka sa kanto, dumeretso ka lang hanggang sa simbahan at huwag kang kakanan. "
Natural Translation
When you reach the corner, just go straight until the church and don't turn right.
Literal Translation
When arrive you at corner, go-straight you only until the church and don't you will-turn-right.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workWord family
diretso has 6 related forms built from the same root.
Related Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
Seasons in the Philippines: A Tagalog Guide
The Philippines has two seasons, not four. Learn tag-araw, tag-ulan, and taglamig, the generative tag- prefix, and the weather vocabulary to match.
May vs Mayroon vs Meron: Have & There Is
May vs mayroon in Tagalog finally made simple: one rule decides which to use, plus how meron and wala fit the same have and there-is family.
Tagalog Question Words: Ano, Sino, Saan & More
Tagalog question words like ano, sino, and saan need the right frame to work. Learn the ang-vs-pronoun rule, confusable pairs, and the ba particle with audio.
Ng vs Nang in Tagalog: The Spelling Rule
Ng vs nang sound identical but spell differently. Use ng to mark nouns (of, the object), and nang for how, when, repetition, and counting time.