ikawit
ikawít with stress marks
to hook [it]
From root: kawit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ikinawit
i-ki-na-WIT
hooked
Present (Incomplete)
ikinakawit
i-ki-na-ka-WIT
is being hooked
Future (Contemplated)
ikakawit
i-ka-ka-WIT
will be hooked
Usage Note
Ikawit is the object-focus i- form of kawit, placing the thing being hooked or snagged as the grammatical focus. Common in fishing, hanging objects, and securing loads; the root's sense of a curved, hooking shape underlies all uses. Closely related to ikawing, but kawit implies the curved-hook geometry specifically while kawing implies interlinking.
Examples
" Ikawit mo ang bag sa pako. "
Natural Translation
Hook the bag onto the nail.
Literal Translation
Hook you the bag on nail.
" Kailangan mo na ikawit ang basket sa bisikleta. "
Natural Translation
You need to hook the basket onto the bicycle.
Literal Translation
Need you to hook the basket on bicycle.
" Ikinawit ng mangingisda ang pain sa kawit bago niya inihagis ang pamingwit sa malalim na bahagi ng ilog. "
Natural Translation
The fisherman hooked the bait onto the hook before he cast the fishing rod into the deep part of the river.
Literal Translation
Hooked of fisherman the bait on hook before he cast the fishing-rod in deep part of river.
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