hugutin
hugutín with stress marks
to pull [it] out
From root: hugot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinugot
hi-NU-got
pulled out
Present (Incomplete)
hinuhugot
hi-nu-HU-got
is being pulled out
Future (Contemplated)
huhugutin
hu-hu-gu-TIN
will be pulled out
Usage Note
Hugutin is the object-focus infinitive of hugot, where the thing being pulled out — a nail, a stopper, a key, a quotation — is the grammatical focus. The figurative use for drawing out a deeply felt insight is especially active in contemporary Filipino social media language.
Examples
" Hugutin mo ang susi. "
Natural Translation
Pull out the key.
Literal Translation
Pull-out you the key.
" Huwag mo na hugutin ang saksakan ng computer ngayon. "
Natural Translation
Do not pull out the computer plug right now.
Literal Translation
Do not you to pull out the plug of computer now.
" Mahirap hugutin ang pako sa kahoy kung wala kang tamang gamit para dito. "
Natural Translation
It's hard to pull the nail out of the wood if you don't have the right tool for it.
Literal Translation
Hard to-pull-out the nail from wood if without you proper tool for this.
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