turing
turîng with stress marks
bid; treatment; a guess
Usage Note
Turing covers several related ideas: treating someone to something, bidding in a game, or making a guess about someone's character. Ituring as a verb often means to regard or consider someone in a certain way — ituring siyang kaibigan means to treat or consider him a friend. This social sense is the most common modern usage.
Examples
" Maganda ang turing sa akin. "
Natural Translation
The treatment of me is good.
Literal Translation
Good the treatment to me.
" Maganda ang turing niya sa akin. "
Natural Translation
His/Her treatment of me is good.
Literal Translation
Good the treatment his/her to me.
" Sa loob ng maraming taon, parang magkapatid na ang turing namin sa isa't isa kahit malayo kami. "
Natural Translation
Over many years, our regard for each other became like that of siblings even though we were far apart.
Literal Translation
In inside of many years, like siblings already the regard our to one-another even far we.
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