humila
humíla with stress marks
to pull
From root: hila
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
humila
hu-MI-la
pulled
Present (Incomplete)
humihila
hu-mi-HI-la
is pulling
Future (Contemplated)
hihila
hi-HI-la
will pull
Usage Note
Humila is the actor-focus infinitive of hila, describing pulling or dragging with the one doing the pulling as the grammatical focus. Hila implies sustained traction rather than a single sharp tug, and the verb extends naturally into figurative uses such as drawing a crowd or pulling someone's attention; the object-focus partner is hilahin.
Examples
" Humila siya ng lubid. "
Natural Translation
He pulled a rope.
Literal Translation
Pulled he of rope.
" Masakit sa kamay na humila ng mabigat na kariton. "
Natural Translation
Pulling a heavy cart is painful on the hands.
Literal Translation
Painful in hand to pull of heavy cart.
" Sabay-sabay na humila ang mga bata sa lubid habang masaya silang nagtutulungan sa paligsahan. "
Natural Translation
The children pulled on the rope all together while happily helping one another in the contest.
Literal Translation
Together pulled the children at rope while happy they helping-each-other in contest.
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