hulihin
hulíhin with stress marks
to catch [it]
From root: húli
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
hinuli
hi-NU-li
caught
Present (Incomplete)
hinuhuli
hi-nu-HU-li
is being caught
Future (Contemplated)
huhulihin
hu-hu-LI-hin
will be caught
Usage Note
Hulihin is the object-focus infinitive of húli, where the person, animal, or thing being caught or arrested is the grammatical focus. It is common in police and legal contexts as well as in children's chase games, where the thing being caught is the natural topic of the chase.
Examples
" Tulungan mong hulihin ang manok. "
Natural Translation
Help catch the chicken.
Literal Translation
Help you to-catch the chicken.
" Kailangan ng pulis na hulihin ang magnanakaw sa palengke. "
Natural Translation
The police need to catch the thief at the market.
Literal Translation
Need of police to catch the thief at market.
" Matagal nilang sinubukang hulihin ang magnanakaw bago ito tuluyang nahuli sa loob ng palengke. "
Natural Translation
They tried for a long time to catch the thief before he was finally caught inside the market.
Literal Translation
Long they tried to-catch the thief before it finally was-caught inside of market.
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