umiwas
umiwás with stress marks
to avoid
From root: iwas
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
umiwas
u-mi-WAS
avoided
Present (Incomplete)
umiiwas
u-mi-i-WAS
is avoiding
Future (Contemplated)
iiwas
i-i-WAS
will avoid
Usage Note
Umiwas is the actor-focus -um- form of iwas, foregrounding the person who is doing the avoiding or stepping aside. It is used when the avoider's agency is the point — a deliberate choice to keep clear of something or someone — and pairs with iwasan when the thing being avoided is the topic.
Examples
" Umiwas ka sa gulo. "
Natural Translation
Stay away from trouble.
Literal Translation
Avoid you from trouble.
" Kailangan umiwas sa masamang tao. "
Natural Translation
It is necessary to avoid bad people.
Literal Translation
Need to avoid to bad person.
" Mula nang malaman niya ang tsismis, lagi siyang umiiwas sa mga kaibigang madaling magsalita ng masama. "
Natural Translation
Ever since she heard the gossip, she has always kept away from friends who easily speak ill of others.
Literal Translation
Since when knew she the gossip, always she avoiding from the friends easily to-speak of bad.
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