From root: langoy
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilanguyan
ni-la-ngu-YAN
swam in a certain place
Present (Incomplete)
nilalanguyan
ni-la-la-ngu-YAN
swimming in a certain place
Future (Contemplated)
lalanguyan
la-la-ngu-YAN
will swim in a certain place
Usage Note
Languyan is used when the focus of the sentence is the specific location or body of water where the swimming occurs. It is often used to emphasize the place being utilized for swimming rather than the action itself.
Examples
" Languyan natin ang dagat. "
Natural Translation
Let's swim in the sea.
Literal Translation
Swim-in we the sea.
" Gusto kong languyan ang dagat. "
Natural Translation
I want to swim in the sea.
Literal Translation
Want I swim-in the sea.
" Kapag mainit ang panahon, gusto naming languyan ang malinaw na batis sa likod ng aming bahay. "
Natural Translation
When the weather is hot, we want to swim in the clear stream behind our house.
Literal Translation
When hot the weather, want we swim-in the clear stream at back of our house.
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