ikawing
ikawíng with stress marks
to link [it]
From root: kawing
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinawing
i-ki-na-WING
linked
Present (Incomplete)
ikinakawing
i-ki-na-ka-WING
is being linked
Future (Contemplated)
ikakawing
i-ka-ka-WING
will be linked
Usage Note
Ikawing is the object-focus i- form of kawing, focusing on the item being clasped or interlinked — chains, rings, hooks, rope loops. The root conveys a lateral, link-to-link connection rather than a fixed joint, making it apt for chains, daisy-linked structures, or anything joined end-to-end. The actor-focus partner is magkawing.
Examples
" Ikawing mo ang kadena. "
Natural Translation
Link the chain.
Literal Translation
Link you the chain.
" Dapat mo na ikawing ang kadena sa poste upang hindi manakaw ang bisikleta. "
Natural Translation
You should link the chain to the post so the bicycle won't be stolen.
Literal Translation
Should you to link the chain to post so-that not to steal the bicycle.
" Bago kami umalis, ikinawing namin ang bawat tabla ng tulay upang hindi ito kumalas habang dumadaan ang mga tao. "
Natural Translation
Before we left, we linked each plank of the bridge together so that it would not come apart while people were passing.
Literal Translation
Before we to-leave, linked we the each plank of bridge so-that not it come-apart while passing the people.
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