From root: huli
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ihinuli
i-hi-nu-LI
put last
Present (Incomplete)
ihinuhuli
i-hi-nu-hu-LI
putting last
Future (Contemplated)
ihuhuli
i-hu-hu-LI
will put last
Usage Note
Ihuli is used when positioning an item or performing an action as the final step in a sequence or series. It is often applied when organizing tasks, ingredients, or items in a list to ensure they occur last.
Examples
" Ihuli mo ang asukal. "
Natural Translation
Add the sugar last.
Literal Translation
Put-last you the sugar.
" Gusto niyang ihuli ang pusa sa lista. "
Natural Translation
She wants to put the cat last on the list.
Literal Translation
Want she put-last the cat in-list.
" Sa recipe na ito, ihuli mo ang gatas ng niyog para hindi mawala ang lasa nito sa pagluluto. "
Natural Translation
In this recipe, add the coconut milk last so its flavor is not lost during cooking.
Literal Translation
In recipe that this, put-last you the milk of coconut so-that not to-disappear the flavor its in cooking.
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