tawirin
tawírin with stress marks
to cross [it]
From root: tawid
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinawid
ti-NA-wid
crossed
Present (Incomplete)
tinatawid
ti-na-TA-wid
is being crossed
Future (Contemplated)
tatawirin
ta-ta-WI-rin
will be crossed
Usage Note
Tawirin is the object-focus infinitive of tawid, used when the road, river, bridge, or figurative boundary being crossed is the grammatical focus. Equally common in literal traffic contexts and in metaphorical ones describing overcoming obstacles or transitioning between life stages.
Examples
" Tawirin mo ang kalsada. "
Natural Translation
Cross the street.
Literal Translation
Cross you the street.
" Kailangan nating tawirin ang ilog gamit ang hanging bridge. "
Natural Translation
We need to cross the river using the hanging bridge.
Literal Translation
Need we to-cross the river using the hanging bridge.
" Bago natin tawirin ang malawak na ilog, tiniyak muna naming matibay ang lumang tulay na gawa sa kawayan. "
Natural Translation
Before we crossed the wide river, we first made sure that the old bridge made of bamboo was sturdy.
Literal Translation
Before we to-cross the wide river, made-sure first we sturdy the old bridge made of bamboo.
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