Dumaan ka sa tawiran bago pumunta sa botika.

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Breakdown of Dumaan ka sa tawiran bago pumunta sa botika.

• sa: to
• pumunta: to go
• sa: at

Questions & Answers about Dumaan ka sa tawiran bago pumunta sa botika.

Why is dumaan used here? Doesn’t dumaan usually mean to pass by?

Yes, dumaan often means to pass by, go through, or go via. In this sentence, dumaan ka sa tawiran means something like go by way of the crossing / use the crosswalk.

A native English speaker might expect tumawid because that directly means to cross. That would also be possible in many situations. But dumaan sa tawiran emphasizes the route or place used: go through the designated crossing.

So the idea is not just cross, but cross using the crosswalk.

What does ka mean here?

Ka is the second-person singular pronoun in the ang-focus / nominative form. In simple terms, it means you when talking to one person.

So:

• Dumaan ka = You pass/go through
• In this sentence, it functions like a command: Pass through / Go through

If you are speaking politely or to more than one person, you would usually use kayo instead:

• Dumaan kayo sa tawiran...
• More polite: Dumaan po kayo sa tawiran...

Why is the word order Dumaan ka and not Ka dumaan?