laktawan
laktawán with stress marks
to skip [it]
From root: laktaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilaktawan
ni-lak-ta-WAN
skipped
Present (Incomplete)
nilalaktawan
ni-la-lak-ta-WAN
is being skipped
Future (Contemplated)
lalaktawan
la-lak-ta-WAN
will be skipped
Usage Note
Laktawan is the object-focus infinitive of laktaw, used when the section, step, question, or item being omitted is the sentence focus. It applies broadly — skipping pages in a book, bypassing a step in a process, or passing over an item in a list — and is neutral in register across spoken and written contexts.
Examples
" Laktawan mo na ang tanong. "
Natural Translation
Just skip the question.
Literal Translation
Skip you already the question.
" Pwede mo na laktawan ang unang kabanata kung nabasa mo na ito. "
Natural Translation
You are allowed to skip the first chapter if you have already read it.
Literal Translation
Possible you skip first chapter if read you already this.
" Kapag mahirap masagot ang isang aytem, mas mabuting laktawan muna ito at balikan sa huli kung may oras pa. "
Natural Translation
When an item is hard to answer, it's better to skip it first and come back to it at the end if there's still time.
Literal Translation
When hard be-answered an item, more good skip first it and return-to at end if there's time still.
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