From root: daliri
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinaliri
di-na-li-RI
fingered
Present (Incomplete)
dinadaliri
di-na-da-li-RI
fingering
Future (Contemplated)
dadaliriin
da-da-li-ri-IN
will finger
Usage Note
Daliriin is used to describe the action of using a finger to touch, poke, or manipulate something specific. It is a less common verb in daily conversation, often replaced by more specific terms like 'hipuin' (to touch) or 'pindutin' (to press).
Examples
" Huwag mong daliriin iyan. "
Natural Translation
Don't poke that with your finger.
Literal Translation
Don't you finger that.
" Mahirap daliriin ang mga butil ng palay. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to finger the grains of rice.
Literal Translation
Hard to-finger the plural grain of rice.
" Maingat niyang dinaliri ang bawat tahi ng lumang tela upang tingnan kung saan ito napunit. "
Natural Translation
She carefully ran her finger over each seam of the old cloth to see where it had torn.
Literal Translation
Careful she fingered the each seam of old cloth to see if where it torn.
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