himulmulin
himulmulín with stress marks
to pluck [its] feathers
From root: himulmol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinimulmol
hi-ni-mul-MOL
plucked
Present (Incomplete)
hinihimulmol
hi-ni-hi-mul-MOL
is being plucked
Future (Contemplated)
hihimulmulin
hi-hi-mul-MU-lin
will be plucked
Usage Note
Himulmulin is the object-focus infinitive of himulmol, where the bird or fabric being stripped — plucking a chicken for cooking, pulling loose threads from cloth — is the grammatical focus. The reduplicative root carries the sense of repeated small-scale removal, distinguishing it from a single decisive pull.
Examples
" Himulmulin mo ang manok. "
Natural Translation
Pluck the chicken's feathers.
Literal Translation
Pluck-feathers you the chicken.
" Kailangan na himulmulin ang pato bago iluto ito. "
Natural Translation
The duck needs to have its feathers plucked before cooking it.
Literal Translation
Need to pluck feathers the duck before to cook this.
" Bago lutuin ng lola ang manok para sa handaan, maingat niyang hihimulmulin ito habang nakababad pa sa mainit na tubig. "
Natural Translation
Before the grandmother cooks the chicken for the feast, she will carefully pluck its feathers while it is still soaking in hot water.
Literal Translation
Before cooks the grandmother the chicken for feast, carefully she will-pluck-feathers this while still soaking in hot water.
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