gawin
gawín with stress marks
to do [it]
From root: gawa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ginawa
gi-na-WA
did
Present (Incomplete)
ginagawa
gi-na-ga-WA
is being done
Future (Contemplated)
gagawin
ga-ga-WIN
will be done
Usage Note
Gawin is the object-focus infinitive of gawa, one of the highest-frequency verbs in Filipino, used when the thing being made, done, or performed is the grammatical focus. The actor-focus form gumawa shifts attention to the doer, while gawin foregrounds the task or creation itself across the full range of human action.
Examples
" Gawin mo na ito. "
Natural Translation
Do this now.
Literal Translation
Do you now this.
" Kailangan mo na gawin ang iyong takdang-aralin. "
Natural Translation
You need to do your homework.
Literal Translation
Need you to do the your homework.
" Kung gagawin mo ang proyekto nang maaga, hindi ka na magmamadali sa huling araw bago ang deadline. "
Natural Translation
If you do the project early, you won't have to rush on the last day before the deadline.
Literal Translation
If will-do you the project [particle] early, not you anymore will-hurry on last day before the deadline.
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