tumuwang
tumuwáng with stress marks
to help carry; to share a load
From root: tuwang
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumuwang
tu-MU-wang
helped carry
Present (Incomplete)
tumutuwang
tu-mu-TU-wang
is helping carry
Future (Contemplated)
tutuwang
tu-TU-wang
will help carry
Usage Note
Tumuwang is the actor-focus form of tuwang, foregrounding the person who steps in to share a physical or figurative load. It conveys cooperative effort and is a practical verb for describing shared labor, whether carrying heavy objects or easing someone's burdens more broadly.
Examples
" Tumuwang ka naman dito. "
Natural Translation
Please help carry this.
Literal Translation
Help-carry you please here.
" Handa siyang tumuwang sa mabigat na pasanin ng kanyang pamilya. "
Natural Translation
He/She is ready to help carry the heavy burden of his/her family.
Literal Translation
Ready he/she to-help-carry on heavy burden of his/her family.
" Tumuwang ang mga kapitbahay sa paghahakot ng mga gamit nang masunog ang bahay ni Aling Rosa. "
Natural Translation
The neighbors helped carry the belongings out when Aling Rosa's house caught fire.
Literal Translation
Helped-carry the neighbors in hauling of the things when burned the house of Aling Rosa.
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