From root: tuwid
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumuwid
tu-mu-WID
went straight
Present (Incomplete)
tumutuwid
tu-mu-tu-WID
going straight
Future (Contemplated)
tutuwid
tu-tu-WID
will go straight
Usage Note
Tumuwid is used when giving or following directions to move in a straight line, but it can also figuratively mean to straighten one's path or behavior. It is commonly heard in transportation contexts, such as when telling a driver to keep going straight ahead.
Examples
" Tumuwid ka sa daan. "
Natural Translation
Go straight on the road.
Literal Translation
Go-straight you at road.
" Kailangan nating tumuwid sa tamang landas. "
Natural Translation
We need to go straight to the right path.
Literal Translation
Need we to go straight to the right path.
" Sabi ng drayber na tutuwid lang kami hanggang sa simbahan bago kumaliwa patungo sa palengke. "
Natural Translation
The driver said we would just go straight until the church before turning left toward the market.
Literal Translation
Said by-the driver that will-go-straight only we until the church before turn-left toward to market.
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