iwasan
iwasán with stress marks
to avoid [it]
From root: iwas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
iniwasan
i-ni-wa-SAN
avoided
Present (Incomplete)
iniiwasan
i-ni-i-wa-SAN
is being avoided
Future (Contemplated)
iiwasan
i-i-wa-SAN
will be avoided
Usage Note
Iwasan is the locative-focus -an form of iwas, used when the thing or person being avoided is the sentence topic. It is extremely common in health, lifestyle, and self-improvement discourse — avoiding harmful foods, bad habits, toxic relationships — and pairs with umiwas for the actor-focused variant.
Examples
" Iwasan mo ang gulo. "
Natural Translation
Avoid trouble.
Literal Translation
Avoid you the trouble.
" Dapat mo na iwasan ang matamis na pagkain. "
Natural Translation
You should avoid sweet food.
Literal Translation
Should you avoid the sweet food.
" Para manatiling malusog, dapat mong iwasan ang labis na asin at matamis na inumin sa araw-araw. "
Natural Translation
To stay healthy, you should avoid excessive salt and sugary drinks every day.
Literal Translation
To remain healthy, should you avoid the excessive salt and sweet drinks in daily.
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