tumunghay
tumungháy with stress marks
to gaze
From root: tunghay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumunghay
tu-mu-NG-HAY
gazed
Present (Incomplete)
tumutunghay
tu-mu-tu-NG-HAY
is gazing
Future (Contemplated)
tutunghay
tu-tu-NG-HAY
will gaze
Usage Note
Tumunghay is the actor-focus form of tunghay, where the observer is the grammatical subject. It is literary in register, evoking a thoughtful, sustained gaze rather than a casual glance, and appears most often in prose and poetry.
Examples
" Masarap tumunghay sa langit. "
Natural Translation
It is pleasant to gaze at the sky.
Literal Translation
Pleasant to-gaze at sky.
" Masarap tumunghay sa malawak na tanawin mula sa balkonahe. "
Natural Translation
It is delightful to gaze out at the wide scenery from the balcony.
Literal Translation
Delightful to-gaze at wide scenery from at balcony.
" Tuwing dadapo ang dilim, mahilig siyang tumunghay sa mga bituin habang iniisip ang mga taong matagal na niyang hindi nakikita. "
Natural Translation
Whenever darkness falls, she loves to gaze at the stars while thinking of the people she has not seen for a long time.
Literal Translation
Whenever falls the darkness, fond she to-gaze at the stars while thinking the people long already her not seen.
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