From root: hiwa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
humiwa
hu-MI-wa
sliced
Present (Incomplete)
humihiwa
hu-mi-HI-wa
slicing
Future (Contemplated)
hihiwa
hi-HI-wa
will slice
Usage Note
Humiwa is used when an actor performs the action of slicing something, such as bread or meat, with a sharp tool like a knife. It is an actor-focus verb typically used in casual conversation or instructions where the person doing the slicing is the subject.
Examples
" Humiwa ako ng tinapay. "
Natural Translation
I sliced some bread.
Literal Translation
Sliced I of bread.
" Kumuha siya ng kutsilyo para humiwa ng karne. "
Natural Translation
He got a knife to slice the meat.
Literal Translation
Got he of knife to slice of meat.
" Bago humiwa ng manok, siguraduhin mong matalas ang kutsilyo para malinis at pantay ang mga piraso. "
Natural Translation
Before slicing the chicken, make sure your knife is sharp so that the pieces are clean and even.
Literal Translation
Before to-slice of chicken, make-sure you-that sharp the knife so clean and even the plural piece.
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