From root: bulok
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binulok
bi-nu-LOK
let rot
Present (Incomplete)
binubulok
bi-nu-bu-LOK
letting rot
Future (Contemplated)
bubulukin
bu-bu-lu-KIN
will let rot
Usage Note
Bulukin is used to describe the act of allowing something to rot or decay, whether intentionally as in composting or accidentally through neglect. As an object-focused verb, it emphasizes the specific item that is being allowed to undergo decomposition.
Examples
" Huwag mong bulukin ang saging. "
Natural Translation
Don't let the banana rot.
Literal Translation
Don't you let-rot the banana.
" Ayaw kong bulukin ang prutas. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to let the fruit rot.
Literal Translation
Dislike I let-rot the fruit.
" Sinasadya naming bulukin ang mga tira-tirang gulay sa isang lalagyan para gawing pataba sa halaman. "
Natural Translation
We deliberately let the leftover vegetables rot in a container to turn them into fertilizer for the plants.
Literal Translation
Intend we let-rot the leftover vegetables in a container to make fertilizer for plants.
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