tumungo
tumungô with stress marks
to bow one's head
From root: tungo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumungo
tu-mu-NGO
bowed
Present (Incomplete)
tumutungo
tu-mu-TU-ngo
is bowing
Future (Contemplated)
tutungo
tu-tu-NGO
will bow
Usage Note
Tumungo is the actor-focus form of tungo in its postural sense, describing the act of lowering the head. It conveys shame, sadness, or deep thought, and because the bowing is inherently self-directed, it is intrinsically intransitive with no canonical object-focus counterpart.
Examples
" Tumungo ang bata sa hiya. "
Natural Translation
The child bowed his head in shame.
Literal Translation
Bowed-head the child in shame.
" Utos ng guro ang tumungo bilang tanda ng paggalang. "
Natural Translation
The teacher commanded everyone to bow their heads as a sign of respect.
Literal Translation
Command of teacher the to-bow-head as sign of respect.
" Tumungo ang lalaki at hindi makatingin sa mata ng kausap nang malaman ang kanyang pagkakamali. "
Natural Translation
The man bowed his head and could not look his companion in the eye when his mistake was revealed.
Literal Translation
Bowed-head the man and not able-to-look in eye of companion when discovered the his mistake.
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