sumawsaw
sumawsáw with stress marks
to dip
From root: sawsaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumawsaw
su-maw-SAW
dipped
Present (Incomplete)
sumusawsaw
su-mu-saw-SAW
is dipping
Future (Contemplated)
susawsaw
su-saw-SAW
will dip
Usage Note
Sumawsaw is the actor-focus -um- form of sawsaw, used both literally for dipping food in sauce and figuratively for butting into others' affairs. The figurative sense is equally established in everyday speech, making sawsaw a versatile word that moves between the dining table and social commentary.
Examples
" Sumawsaw ka ng tinapay. "
Natural Translation
Dip some bread.
Literal Translation
Dip you of bread.
" Masarap sumawsaw ng piniritong isda sa maanghang na suka. "
Natural Translation
It is delicious to dip fried fish in spicy vinegar.
Literal Translation
Delicious to-dip of fried fish in spicy vinegar.
" Huwag kang sumawsaw sa usapan ng matatanda kung hindi ka naman tinatanong tungkol sa bagay na iyon. "
Natural Translation
Don't butt into the elders' conversation if you are not even being asked about that matter.
Literal Translation
Not you butt-in at conversation of elders if not you being-asked about thing that.
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