isunong
isunóng with stress marks
to carry [it] on the head
From root: sunong
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
isinunong
i-si-nu-NONG
carried on the head
Present (Incomplete)
isinusunong
i-si-nu-su-NONG
is being carried on the head
Future (Contemplated)
isusunong
i-su-su-NONG
will be carried on the head
Usage Note
Isunong is the object-focus form of sunong, using the i- prefix to place the item being carried on the head at the center of the sentence. It highlights the specific object being balanced — a basket, pot, or bundle — rather than the person carrying it.
Examples
" Isunong mo ang basket ng prutas. "
Natural Translation
Carry the basket of fruit on your head.
Literal Translation
Carry-on-head you the basket of fruit.
" Sanay ang tindera na isunong ang mabigat na basket ng mga prutas. "
Natural Translation
The vendor is accustomed to carrying the heavy basket of fruits on her head.
Literal Translation
Accustomed the vendor to-carry-on-head the heavy basket of fruits.
" Araw-araw na isinusunong ng mga babae sa baryo ang mga palayok ng tubig mula sa balon papunta sa kanilang mga bahay. "
Natural Translation
Every day the women in the village carry the pots of water on their heads from the well to their houses.
Literal Translation
Daily that being-carried-on-head by the women in village the pots of water from the well going-to their houses.
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