tumiyad
tumiyád with stress marks
to tiptoe
From root: tiyad
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumiyad
tu-mi-YAD
tiptoed
Present (Incomplete)
tumitiyad
tu-mi-ti-YAD
is tiptoeing
Future (Contemplated)
titiyad
ti-ti-YAD
will tiptoe
Usage Note
Tumiyad is the actor-focus form of tiyad using the -um- infix, describing the act of walking or standing on tiptoe — typically to move quietly or to reach something high. Because tiyad is essentially intransitive, the AF form is the canonical verb, and a separate object-focus form is rarely needed.
Examples
" Tumiyad ako para makakita. "
Natural Translation
I tiptoed to see.
Literal Translation
Tiptoed I to to-see.
" Sinubukan niyang tumiyad para makita ang palabas sa entablado. "
Natural Translation
He/She tried to tiptoe to see the show on the stage.
Literal Translation
Tried he/she to-tiptoe for to-see the show on stage.
" Kahit tumiyad pa siya nang husto, hindi pa rin niya maabot ang pinakamataas na sangay ng puno. "
Natural Translation
Even if he tiptoed as hard as he could, he still could not reach the highest branch of the tree.
Literal Translation
Even tiptoe still he very, not still he reach the highest branch of tree.
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