From root: baluktot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binaluktot
bi-na-luk-TOT
bent something
Present (Incomplete)
binabaluktot
bi-na-ba-luk-TOT
bending something
Future (Contemplated)
babaluktutin
ba-ba-luk-tu-TIN
will bend something
Usage Note
Baluktutin is used when referring to the physical act of bending a rigid or semi-rigid object, like a wire or metal, to change its shape. It is also frequently used figuratively to mean distorting or twisting abstract concepts like the truth or the law.
Examples
" Huwag mong baluktutin ang kawad. "
Natural Translation
Don't bend the wire.
Literal Translation
Do-not you bend the wire.
" Mahirap baluktutin ang makapal na yero. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to bend the thick metal sheet.
Literal Translation
Hard bend the thick metal-sheet.
" Mahusay siyang baluktutin ang katotohanan upang lumusot sa anumang akusasyon laban sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
He is skilled at twisting the truth in order to slip out of any accusation against him.
Literal Translation
Skilled he bend the truth so-that slip-through in any accusation against him.
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