From root: balot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
bumalot
bu-ma-LOT
wrapped
Present (Incomplete)
bumabalot
bu-ma-ba-LOT
wrapping
Future (Contemplated)
babalot
ba-ba-LOT
will wrap
Usage Note
Bumalot is used when an actor wraps something, such as food in banana leaves or a gift in paper. It is an actor-focus verb that emphasizes the person performing the action of wrapping or covering an item.
Examples
" Bumalot ako ng regalo. "
Natural Translation
I wrapped a gift.
Literal Translation
Wrapped I of gift.
" Siya ang bumalot ng mga pagkain. "
Natural Translation
He was the one who wrapped the food.
Literal Translation
He/she the one who-wrapped of the food.
" Si Lola ang bumalot ng suman sa dahon ng saging bago namin lutuin ito. "
Natural Translation
Grandma was the one who wrapped the rice cakes in banana leaves before we cooked them.
Literal Translation
Grandma the one-who-wrapped of rice-cake in leaf of banana before we cook it.
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