tugisin
tugisín with stress marks
to pursue [it]
From root: tugis
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinugis
ti-NU-gis
pursued
Present (Incomplete)
tinutugis
ti-nu-TU-gis
is being pursued
Future (Contemplated)
tutugisin
tu-tu-gi-SIN
will be pursued
Usage Note
Tugisin is the object-focus form of tugis, used when the person or thing being chased is the grammatical focus. It covers literal pursuits — a fugitive, a stray animal — as well as figurative ones like chasing a dream or a deadline, and carries an energetic, urgent tone in both registers.
Examples
" Tugisin mo ang aso. "
Natural Translation
Go chase the dog.
Literal Translation
Pursue you the dog.
" Tungkulin ng mga pulis na tugisin ang tumakas na bilanggo. "
Natural Translation
It is the duty of the police to pursue the escaped prisoner.
Literal Translation
Duty of police to-pursue the escaped prisoner.
" Patuloy niyang tinutugis ang pangarap na maging doktor kahit maraming balakid sa daan. "
Natural Translation
She keeps pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor even though there are many obstacles along the way.
Literal Translation
Continuously she pursuing the dream that to-become doctor even-though many obstacle at road.
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