humula
humulà with stress marks
to guess
From root: hula
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
humula
hu-mu-LA
guessed
Present (Incomplete)
humuhula
hu-mu-hu-LA
is guessing
Future (Contemplated)
huhula
hu-hu-LA
will guess
Usage Note
Humula is the actor-focus infinitive of hula, covering both casual guessing and formal fortune-telling or prophetic prediction with the one guessing or prophesying as the focus. Manghuhula (one who tells fortunes) and the companion form hulaan are the most frequent collocates.
Examples
" Subukan mong humula. "
Natural Translation
Try to guess.
Literal Translation
Try you to-guess.
" Mahirap humula kung ano ang nasa loob ng kahon. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to guess what is inside the box.
Literal Translation
Hard to guess if what the located inside of box.
" Hindi ako marunong humula ng mga mangyayari sa hinaharap, kaya naghahanda na lang ako sa kahit anong dumating. "
Natural Translation
I don't know how to predict what will happen in the future, so I just prepare for whatever comes.
Literal Translation
Not I know-how to-guess of things-that-will-happen in future, so prepare just I for whatever arrive.
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