From root: ikot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
umikot
u-MI-kot
turned
Present (Incomplete)
umiikot
u-mi-I-kot
turning
Future (Contemplated)
iikot
i-I-kot
will turn
Usage Note
Umikot is used when describing a circular movement of an object or a person turning around, and it can also colloquially refer to going around a specific area or neighborhood. It is an actor-focus verb, emphasizing the one performing the rotation or the travel.
Examples
" Umikot ang gulong. "
Natural Translation
The wheel turned.
Literal Translation
Turned the wheel.
" Kailangan nating umikot sa kanto. "
Natural Translation
We need to turn at the corner.
Literal Translation
Need already we-of turn at corner.
" Naligaw kami nang umikot ang kotse sa maling kanto kaya kailangan naming bumalik sa simula. "
Natural Translation
We got lost when the car turned at the wrong corner, so we had to go back to the start.
Literal Translation
Got-lost we when turned the car at wrong corner so need we to-return to start.
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