iwanan
iwanán with stress marks
to leave [it/someone] behind
From root: iwan
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
iniwanan
i-ni-wa-NAN
left behind
Present (Incomplete)
iniiwanan
i-ni-i-wa-NAN
is being left behind
Future (Contemplated)
iiwanan
i-i-wa-NAN
will be left behind
Usage Note
Iwanan is the locative-focus -an form of iwan and by far the most common form in everyday speech, used when the person or thing being left behind is the sentence topic. It covers leaving people, objects, messages, and belongings, and is extremely versatile across registers from casual to formal.
Examples
" Huwag mong iwanan ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Do not leave the child behind.
Literal Translation
Do not you leave-behind the child.
" Huwag mo na iwanan ang bag mo. "
Natural Translation
Do not leave your bag behind.
Literal Translation
Do not you leave behind the bag your.
" Bago siya umalis papuntang trabaho, lagi niyang iniiwanan ng sulat ang kanyang ina para hindi ito mag-alala. "
Natural Translation
Before she leaves for work, she always leaves her mother a note so that she won't worry.
Literal Translation
Before she leave going-to work, always she leaving-behind of letter the her mother so not it worry.
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