From root: nguya
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ngumuya
ngu-mu-YA
chewed
Present (Incomplete)
ngungumuya
ngu-ngu-mu-YA
chewing
Future (Contemplated)
ngunguya
ngu-ngu-YA
will chew
Usage Note
Ngumuya is used to describe the act of chewing food or gum, focusing on the physical process of mastication. It is a common everyday term, often used when instructing children to eat carefully or when describing the texture of a specific dish.
Examples
" Ngumuya ka muna bago lumunok. "
Natural Translation
Chew first before swallowing.
Literal Translation
Chew you first before swallow.
" Dahan-dahan kang ngumuya ng pagkain. "
Natural Translation
Chew your food slowly.
Literal Translation
Slowly you chew of food.
" Mahirap ngumuya ng matigas na pagkain kapag masakit pa ang ngipin mong binunot kahapon. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to chew hard food when the tooth you had pulled out yesterday still hurts.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-chew of hard link food when painful still the tooth your pulled-out yesterday.
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