magtampisaw
magtampísaw with stress marks
to wade in water
From root: tampisaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagtampisaw
nag-tam-PI-saw
waded
Present (Incomplete)
nagtatampisaw
nag-ta-tam-PI-saw
is wading
Future (Contemplated)
magtatampisaw
mag-ta-tam-PI-saw
will wade
Usage Note
Magtampisaw is the actor-focus infinitive of tampisaw and describes the carefree, splashing motion of wading or paddling in shallow water — rivers, puddles, or flooded streets. Because wading is inherently intransitive, no canonical object-focus form exists; magtampisaw is the primary verbal derivation.
Examples
" Mahilig magtampisaw ang mga bata. "
Natural Translation
Children love to wade in the water.
Literal Translation
Fond to-wade the children.
" Masarap magtampisaw sa baha kapag bata ka pa. "
Natural Translation
It is delightful to wade in floodwaters when you are still a child.
Literal Translation
Delightful to-wade in flood when child you still.
" Tuwing umuulan nang malakas, hindi mapigilan ng mga bata na magtampisaw sa baha kahit pinagagalitan sila ng kanilang ina. "
Natural Translation
Whenever it rains hard, the children cannot resist wading in the floodwaters even though their mother scolds them.
Literal Translation
Whenever raining hard, not stopped of children to-wade in flood even-though scolded they by their mother.
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