bunutin
bunútin with stress marks
to pull [it] out
From root: búnot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
binunot
bi-NU-not
pulled out
Present (Incomplete)
binubunot
bi-nu-BU-not
is being pulled out
Future (Contemplated)
bubunutin
bu-bu-NU-tin
will be pulled out
Usage Note
Bunutin is the object-focus infinitive of búnot, used when the thing being extracted is the grammatical focus — teeth at a dentist, weeds in a garden, a sword from its scabbard. It pairs with the actor-focus bumunot and is common in agricultural and medical contexts.
Examples
" Bunutin mo ang damo. "
Natural Translation
Pull out the weeds.
Literal Translation
Pull-out you the grass.
" Bunutin mo ang ngipin na sira. "
Natural Translation
Pull out the broken tooth.
Literal Translation
Pull-out you the tooth linker broken.
" Ipinapayo ng dentista na bunutin na ang ngiping sira bago pa ito magdulot ng matinding sakit. "
Natural Translation
The dentist advises that the decayed tooth be pulled out before it causes severe pain.
Literal Translation
Advised by dentist that pull-out already the tooth-linker decayed before yet it cause of severe pain.
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