banlawan
banlawán with stress marks
to rinse
From root: banlaw
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binanlawan
bi-nan-la-WAN
rinsed
Present (Incomplete)
binabanlawan
bi-na-ban-la-WAN
is being rinsed
Future (Contemplated)
babanlawan
ba-ban-la-WAN
will be rinsed
Usage Note
Banlawan is the locative object-focus infinitive of banlaw, with the -an suffix marking the rinsed item as both the object and the site of the rinsing action. Used in cooking and laundry contexts to specify what receives the water rinse. Pairs with the actor-focus magbanlaw and is distinct from soap-washing forms of hugas.
Examples
" Banlawan mo ang baso. "
Natural Translation
Rinse the glass.
Literal Translation
Rinse you the glass.
" Banlawan mo ang plato pagkatapos hugasan. "
Natural Translation
Rinse the plate after washing it.
Literal Translation
Rinse you the plate after wash.
" Banlawan mong mabuti ang gulay sa umaagos na tubig bago mo ito ihalo sa kaldero. "
Natural Translation
Rinse the vegetables well under running water before you add them to the pot.
Literal Translation
Rinse you-of well the vegetables in flowing that water before you it mix in pot.
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