tumuntong
tumuntóng with stress marks
to step on
From root: tuntong
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumuntong
tu-mu-NTONG
stepped
Present (Incomplete)
tumutuntong
tu-mu-tu-NTONG
is stepping
Future (Contemplated)
tutuntong
tu-tu-NTONG
will step
Usage Note
Tumuntong is the actor-focus form of tuntong, where the stepper is the grammatical subject. It is used both literally — stepping onto stairs, a platform, or a stone — and figuratively for stepping into a role, a new life stage, or success.
Examples
" Huwag kang tumuntong sa mesa. "
Natural Translation
Don't step on the table.
Literal Translation
Don't you to-step on table.
" Sabik na siyang tumuntong sa entablado para sa kanyang pagtatapos. "
Natural Translation
He/She is already eager to step onto the stage for his/her graduation.
Literal Translation
Eager already he/she to-step on stage for for his/her graduation.
" Nang tumuntong siya sa unang baitang ng kolehiyo, naramdaman niyang nagsisimula na ang bago at mahirap na yugto ng kanyang buhay. "
Natural Translation
When she stepped into her first year of college, she felt that a new and difficult stage of her life was beginning.
Literal Translation
When stepped she on first level of college, felt she beginning already the new and difficult stage of her life.
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