humugot
humúgot with stress marks
to pull out
From root: hugot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
humugot
hu-MU-got
pulled out
Present (Incomplete)
humuhugot
hu-mu-HU-got
is pulling out
Future (Contemplated)
huhugot
hu-HU-got
will pull out
Usage Note
Humugot is the actor-focus infinitive of hugot, covering physically drawing something out — a weapon, a document, a stopper — as well as the widely used figurative sense of drawing inspiration or raw emotion from personal experience. The colloquial noun hugot for emotionally resonant lines born of personal pain has made this root extremely current in modern Filipino pop culture.
Examples
" Humugot siya ng tubig sa balon. "
Natural Translation
He drew water from the well.
Literal Translation
Drew he of water from well.
" Pwede ka na humugot ng isang kard mula sa bunton. "
Natural Translation
You can pull out a card from the stack.
Literal Translation
Possible you pull out of one card from stack.
" Humugot ang manunulat ng inspirasyon mula sa kanyang masakit na karanasan upang makasulat ng tula na nakakaantig ng damdamin. "
Natural Translation
The writer drew inspiration from his painful experience in order to write a poem that touches the emotions.
Literal Translation
Drew the writer of inspiration from his painful experience to be-able-write of poem that touches of emotion.
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