Huminto muna tayo sa tindahan malapit sa kalsada.

Let's stop first at the store near the street.

Breakdown of Huminto muna tayo sa tindahan malapit sa kalsada.

• tayo: us
• sa: at
• muna: first
• malapit: near
• kalsada: the street
• huminto: to stop
• tindahan: the store

Questions & Answers about Huminto muna tayo sa tindahan malapit sa kalsada.

Why does "huminto" look like past tense if it means "let’s stop"?

• Tagalog marks aspect more than tense. Huminto is the completed aspect of the root hinto.
• With inclusive tayo, the completed form is often used for immediate, polite suggestions: Huminto muna tayo… = “Let’s stop (now) for a bit.”
• Other aspect options:
  • Humihinto muna tayo… = “We are stopping (right now) for a bit.”
  • Hihinto muna tayo… = “We will stop (in a moment) for a bit.”

What does muna add?

• muna = “for now,” “first,” “for the time being,” and it softens the tone.
• It’s a clitic that likes second position in the predicate: Huminto muna tayo… If another element is fronted, muna follows that: Sa tindahan muna tayo huminto.
• Adding na adds immediacy: Huminto na muna tayo… = “Let’s go ahead and stop for now.”

Why use tayo and not kami?

• tayo = inclusive “we” (speaker + listener).
• kami = exclusive “we” (speaker + others, not the listener).
• Because the suggestion includes the listener, tayo is correct.

Can I use tumigil instead of huminto?

• Yes: Tumigil muna tayo sa tindahan… is natural.
• Nuance (often minimal in everyday speech):
  • huminto = to come to a stop/halt.
  • tumigil = to stop/cease (an activity or movement).
• Related: tigilan means “to stop (doing) something” to a target: Tigilan mo ang pag-iyak (“Stop the crying”).

Is “sa tindahan malapit sa kalsada” okay without a linker?

• It’s common and understood in casual speech.
• In more careful/standard style, link the noun to its modifier:
  • sa tindahang malapit sa kalsada (linker form -g after words ending in n)
  • or sa tindahan na malapit sa kalsada
• Both linked versions are fully standard.

Can I put malapit before the noun?

• Yes, adjective-first with a linker is common:
  • sa malapit na tindahan (sa kalsada)
• Compare:
  • sa tindahang malapit sa kalsada (noun + modifier phrase)
  • sa malapit na tindahan sa kalsada (adjective + noun + extra locator)
• Both are fine; the first often sounds tighter.

What exactly does malapit sa kalsada mean? Is it “beside the road”?

• malapit sa kalsada = “near the road” (not necessarily right next to it).
• If you mean right by the roadside, use:
  • sa tabi ng kalsada (beside the road)
  • or bandang kalsada (around/by the road area)
• Note: sa kalsada alone usually means “on/in the road.”

Why is sa used here instead of ng?

• sa marks location/direction: sa tindahan = “at/to the store”; sa kalsada = “at/on the road.”
• ng is not a locative marker; it marks objects/possessive/quantities: pinto ng tindahan = “the store’s door.”

Where can I place muna in this sentence?

• Default: after the first predicate element: Huminto muna tayo sa tindahan…
• If you front the location, muna follows it: Sa tindahan muna tayo huminto.
• Forms like Huminto tayo muna… are often felt as less natural.

How do I turn it into a polite suggestion question (“Shall we stop first…”)?

• Keep the statement order and use rising intonation, optionally add ba:
  • Huminto muna tayo sa tindahang malapit sa kalsada?
  • Huminto muna ba tayo sa tindahang malapit sa kalsada?
• Both read as proposals.

How do I refer to a specific store?

• Add a demonstrative:
  • sa tindahang iyon/iyan/ito = “at that/this store.”
• Or a name/owner:
  • sa tindahan ni Aling Nena
  • sa 7‑Eleven malapit sa kalsada
• You can combine: Huminto muna tayo sa tindahang iyon, malapit sa kalsada.

How do I say “let’s just stop by the store,” not necessarily come to a full stop?

• Use dumaan (“pass/stop by”) or the colloquial daan:
  • Dumaan muna tayo sa tindahan.
  • Daan muna tayo sa tindahan.
• These suggest a brief visit or quick stopover.

How do I negate this politely?

• Use huwag with the inclusive pronoun:
  • Huwag muna tayong huminto sa tindahang malapit sa kalsada. = “Let’s not stop at the store near the road yet.”
• Colloquial spelling: Wag for Huwag.

What are the pieces of the verb huminto, and what are the aspect forms?

• Root: hinto (“stop/halting”).
• Infix: -um- (actor-focus).
• Aspect:
  • Completed: huminto
  • Incomplete/progressive: humihinto
  • Contemplated/future: hihinto

Is there a difference among kalsada, kalye, and daan?

• kalsada = road/highway (general).
• kalye (from Spanish calle) = street, typically urban.
• daan = road/way; also “route/path” more broadly.