ihulog
ihúlog with stress marks
to drop [it]
From root: hulog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inihulog
i-ni-HU-log
dropped
Present (Incomplete)
inihuhulog
i-ni-hu-HU-log
is being dropped
Future (Contemplated)
ihuhulog
i-hu-HU-log
will be dropped
Usage Note
Ihulog is the object-focus (conveyance) form of hulog, where the thing being dropped or deposited is the sentence topic. It covers both physical dropping and financial deposits, reflecting the dual meaning of the root hulog as both a fall and an installment payment.
Examples
" Ihulog mo ang sulat. "
Natural Translation
Drop the letter in.
Literal Translation
Drop you the letter.
" Huwag mo na ihulog ang barya sa maliit na butas. "
Natural Translation
Do not drop the coin into the small hole.
Literal Translation
Do not you drop the coin into small hole.
" Tuwing sahod, inihuhulog niya ang kalahati ng kita sa bangko para sa kinabukasan ng pamilya. "
Natural Translation
Every payday, she deposits half of her earnings in the bank for the family's future.
Literal Translation
Every salary, is-being-deposited by-her the half of earnings in bank for the future of family.
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