ibaluktot
to bend something
From root: baluktot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ibinaluktot
i-bi-na-luk-TOT
bent something
Present (Incomplete)
ibinabaluktot
i-bi-na-ba-luk-TOT
bending something
Future (Contemplated)
ibabaluktot
i-ba-ba-luk-TOT
will bend something
Usage Note
Ibaluktot is used to describe the action of physically bending a flexible object or body part into a curve or angle. It is also commonly used in the figurative sense of distorting the truth or facts.
Examples
" Ibaluktot mo ang kawad. "
Natural Translation
Bend the wire.
Literal Translation
Bend you the wire.
" Gusto niyang ibaluktot ang alambre. "
Natural Translation
His wish is to bend the wire.
Literal Translation
Want he bend the wire.
" Maingat niyang ibinaluktot ang manipis na bakal upang gawing maliit na korona para sa bata. "
Natural Translation
He carefully bent the thin metal to make a small crown for the child.
Literal Translation
Carefully he bent the thin metal in-order make small crown for the child.
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