tumungo
tumungó with stress marks
to head toward
From root: tungo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumungo
tu-mu-NGO
headed
Present (Incomplete)
tumutungo
tu-mu-TU-ngo
is heading
Future (Contemplated)
tutungo
tu-tu-NGO
will head
Usage Note
Tumungo is the actor-focus directional form of tungo, where the person or thing moving toward a destination is the grammatical subject. It typically pairs with sa to mark the destination, and because this sense of tungo is inherently intransitive, no object-focus counterpart exists for the motion itself.
Examples
" Tumungo kami sa palengke. "
Natural Translation
We headed toward the market.
Literal Translation
Headed we to market.
" Planong tumungo ng grupo sa Baguio para sa kanilang bakasyon. "
Natural Translation
The group plans to head toward Baguio for their vacation.
Literal Translation
Plan to-head-toward of group to Baguio for for their vacation.
" Matapos ang mahabang pulong, tumungo ang mga delegado sa hotel upang magpahinga bago ang kanilang paglalakbay pauwi. "
Natural Translation
After the long meeting, the delegates headed toward the hotel to rest before their journey home.
Literal Translation
After the long meeting, headed the (plural) delegate to hotel so-that rest before the their journey homeward.
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