bumunot
bumúnot with stress marks
to pull out
From root: búnot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
bumunot
bu-MU-not
pulled out
Present (Incomplete)
bumubunot
bu-mu-BU-not
is pulling out
Future (Contemplated)
bubunot
bu-BU-not
will pull out
Usage Note
Bumunot is the actor-focus form of búnot, used for pulling something out — a tooth, a weed, or a sword from its scabbard. Stress on the first syllable distinguishes it from bunót, which refers to a coconut husk used for floor polishing.
Examples
" Bumunot ako ng ngipin. "
Natural Translation
I had a tooth pulled.
Literal Translation
Pulled-out I of tooth.
" Bumunot siya ng damo sa hardin. "
Natural Translation
He/She pulled out weeds in the garden.
Literal Translation
Pulled-out he/she of weed at garden.
" Bago siya umalis, bumunot pa siya ng ilang damo sa palibot ng kanyang itinanim na gulay. "
Natural Translation
Before he left, he pulled out a few weeds around the vegetables he had planted.
Literal Translation
Before he leave, pulled-out still he of some weed around of his planted that vegetable.
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