dalirutin
dalirutín with stress marks
to poke [it] with a finger
From root: dalirot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
dinalirot
di-na-li-ROT
poked
Present (Incomplete)
dinadalirot
di-na-da-li-ROT
is being poked
Future (Contemplated)
dadalirutin
da-da-li-ru-TIN
will be poked
Usage Note
Dalirutin is the object-focus form of dalirot, used when the thing being poked with a finger is the grammatical focus. The final o of the root shifts to u before -in, following a regular vowel-change pattern seen across many Tagalog verbs.
Examples
" Huwag mong dalirutin ang sugat. "
Natural Translation
Do not poke the wound with your finger.
Literal Translation
Do-not you to-poke the wound.
" Huwag mo na dalirutin ang keyk. "
Natural Translation
Do not poke the cake with your finger.
Literal Translation
Do not you to poke with a finger the cake.
" Pinagsabihan ng guro ang bata na huwag dalirutin ang basang pintura sa pader habang natutuyo pa ito. "
Natural Translation
The teacher scolded the child not to poke the wet paint on the wall while it was still drying.
Literal Translation
Was-scolded by teacher the child that not to-poke the wet paint on wall while drying still it.
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