gumiray
gumiráy with stress marks
to sway
From root: giray
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
gumiray
gu-mi-RAY
swayed
Present (Incomplete)
gumigiray
gu-mi-gi-RAY
is swaying
Future (Contemplated)
gigiray
gi-gi-RAY
will sway
Usage Note
Gumiray is the actor-focus form of giray, describing a swaying or unsteady gait. It is used both literally for someone walking unsteadily and figuratively for vacillation, and is intransitive with no clean object-focus counterpart.
Examples
" Gumiray ang bata sa lakad. "
Natural Translation
The child swayed while walking.
Literal Translation
Swayed the child in walk.
" Nakita ko ang lumang poste na gumiray dahil sa hangin. "
Natural Translation
I saw the old post sway because of the wind.
Literal Translation
Saw I the old post that to sway because of wind.
" Gumiray ang matandang puno sa bawat hampas ng malakas na hangin, ngunit hindi ito tuluyang bumagsak. "
Natural Translation
The old tree swayed with every gust of strong wind, but it did not completely fall.
Literal Translation
Swayed the old tree in every strike of strong wind, but not it completely fell.
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