lumaktaw
lumaktáw with stress marks
to skip
From root: laktaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
lumaktaw
lu-mak-TAW
skipped
Present (Incomplete)
lumalaktaw
lu-ma-lak-TAW
is skipping
Future (Contemplated)
lalaktaw
la-lak-TAW
will skip
Usage Note
Lumaktaw is the actor-focus form of laktaw, used when someone deliberately skips over a step, page, word, or turn without including it. It applies equally to skipping content while reading, bypassing a queue, or jumping past a section in a process.
Examples
" Huwag kang lumaktaw ng linya. "
Natural Translation
Do not skip a line.
Literal Translation
Do-not you skip of line.
" Mahirap lumaktaw habang may dalang mabigat na bag. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to skip while carrying a heavy bag.
Literal Translation
Hard to skip while has brought heavy bag.
" Kapag nagmamadali ako sa pagbabasa, madalas akong lumaktaw ng ilang pahina at hindi ko na maintindihan ang kuwento. "
Natural Translation
When I am in a rush while reading, I often skip several pages and can no longer understand the story.
Literal Translation
When rushing I in reading, often I skip of several page and not I understand the story.
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