tuntong
tuntóng with stress marks
to step or tread on
Usage Note
Tuntong means to place one's foot on a surface — to step or tread on something. It is used literally (tuntong sa hagdan — to step on the stairs) and figuratively (tuntong sa tagumpay — to achieve success, literally to step onto success). The word has a careful, deliberate connotation.
Examples
" Huwag mong tuntungan ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't step on the child.
Literal Translation
Don't you step-on the child.
" Naramdaman ko ang kanyang tuntong sa aking paa. "
Natural Translation
I felt his/her step on my foot.
Literal Translation
Felt I the his/her step on my foot.
" Bago ka tumuntong sa entablado, huminga ka muna nang malalim para hindi ka kabahan. "
Natural Translation
Before you step onto the stage, take a deep breath first so you won't get nervous.
Literal Translation
Before you step on the stage, breathe you first deeply so not you get-nervous.
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