magkawing
magkawíng with stress marks
to link
From root: kawing
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagkawing
nag-ka-WING
linked
Present (Incomplete)
nagkakawing
nag-ka-ka-WING
is linking
Future (Contemplated)
magkakawing
mag-ka-ka-WING
will link
Usage Note
Magkawing is the actor-focus mag- form of kawing, used for linking or clasping things together — chains, rings, rope loops — as well as figuratively for connecting ideas or people. The root conveys a lateral, link-to-link connection rather than a fixed joint, making it apt for anything joined end-to-end.
Examples
" Magkawing tayo ng mga kamay. "
Natural Translation
Let's link hands.
Literal Translation
Let-us-link of plural hands.
" Mahirap magkawing ng mga bakal na kadena. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to link iron chains together.
Literal Translation
Hard to link of iron chains.
" Kailangan nating magkawing ng mga lubid nang maigi para hindi ito makalas habang umaakyat kami sa bundok. "
Natural Translation
We need to link the ropes together securely so they won't come loose while we climb the mountain.
Literal Translation
Need we to-link of plural ropes well so not it come-loose while climbing we on mountain.
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