tuwad
tuwád with stress marks
to bend over
Usage Note
Tuwad describes the action of bending forward at the waist with the upper body lowered and the posterior raised. It is used in everyday descriptions of physical posture, children's play, and sometimes humorously to describe someone stooped over looking for something.
Examples
" Tumuwad ang bata sa sahig. "
Natural Translation
The child bent over on the floor.
Literal Translation
Bent-over the child on floor.
" Nasa tuwad na posisyon ang bata. "
Natural Translation
The child is in a bend over position.
Literal Translation
In bend over position the child.
" Tumuwad ako para hanapin ang singsing na nahulog sa ilalim ng kama habang naglilinis kanina. "
Natural Translation
I bent over to look for the ring that fell under the bed while I was cleaning earlier.
Literal Translation
Bent-over I to look-for the ring that fell under of bed while cleaning earlier.
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