Tumawa

Tumawa is a Tagalog verb meaning "to laugh." It is used to describe the act of laughing performed by the subject and is typically intransitive. The root form tawa denotes laughter in general, while tumawa and related forms appear in different affixes to indicate time or aspect. In everyday speech, it can convey amusement, relief, or social bonding during humor.

In usage, tumawa appears in various aspect forms through affixes. For example, tumatawa can be used to describe someone who is laughing at the moment, while tumawa can indicate that someone laughed in the past. Other forms, such as nagtawa, may be used to express that someone laughed due to a joke or situation. The verb commonly appears with personal pronouns and subjects, as in Tumawa ang lalaki (The man laughed) or Tumatawa ang mga bata (The children are laughing).

The noun tawa refers to laughter or a laugh itself. Together, tawa and tumawa are part of a broader set of expressions in Filipino that describe reactions to humor, social interaction, and human emotion. While the specifics of verb conjugation can vary with tense, aspect, and voice, tumawa remains a basic, frequently used verb for describing laughter in everyday Filipino.