halukayin
halukayín with stress marks
to dig through [it]
From root: halukay
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinalukay
hi-na-lu-KAY
rummaged
Present (Incomplete)
hinahalukay
hi-na-ha-lu-KAY
is being rummaged
Future (Contemplated)
hahalukayin
ha-ha-lu-ka-YIN
will be rummaged
Usage Note
Halukayin is the object-focus infinitive of halukay, used when the container or pile being searched is the grammatical focus. It implies a hands-in, physically exploratory search rather than a systematic one, and pairs with the actor-focus maghalukay.
Examples
" Halukayin mo ang bag. "
Natural Translation
Dig through the bag.
Literal Translation
Dig through you the bag.
" Kailangan mo na halukayin ang lupa para sa halaman. "
Natural Translation
You need to dig through the soil for the plant.
Literal Translation
Need you to dig through the soil for the plant.
" Mabuti pang halukayin nang mabuti ang silid-imbakan dahil baka naroon pa ang mga dokumentong matagal na nating hinahanap. "
Natural Translation
It would be best to dig through the storage room thoroughly because the documents we have long been looking for might still be there.
Literal Translation
Better still to dig through well the storage room because might there still the plural document that long already we looking for.
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