From root: ikot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inikutan
i-ni-ku-TAN
went around something
Present (Incomplete)
iniikutan
i-ni-i-ku-TAN
going around something
Future (Contemplated)
iikutan
i-i-ku-TAN
will go around something
Usage Note
Ikutan is used when navigating around a specific object or place, often to bypass an obstacle or to make rounds in a particular area. It emphasizes the location or the object being circled rather than the act of turning itself.
Examples
" Ikutan natin ang parke. "
Natural Translation
Let's go around the park.
Literal Translation
Go-around we the park.
" Masayang ikutan ang buong parke. "
Natural Translation
It is happy to go around the whole park.
Literal Translation
Happy go-around the whole park.
" Kapag siksikan ang kalsada, mas mabuting ikutan na lang natin ang buong subdivision para makaiwas sa trapiko. "
Natural Translation
When the road is jammed, it's better that we just go around the whole subdivision to avoid the traffic.
Literal Translation
When crowded the road, more good go-around just we the whole subdivision to avoid at traffic.
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