kalmutin
kalmutín with stress marks
to scratch [it/him/her]
From root: kalmot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinalmot
ki-nal-MOT
scratched
Present (Incomplete)
kinakalmot
ki-na-kal-MOT
is being scratched
Future (Contemplated)
kakalmutin
ka-kal-mu-TIN
will be scratched
Usage Note
Kalmutin is the object-focus form of kalmot, used when the person or surface being scratched is the grammatical focus. The vowel shift o→u before the -in suffix mirrors the pattern seen in related words like kalikutin and kalungin.
Examples
" Huwag mong kalmutin ang mukha mo. "
Natural Translation
Do not scratch your face.
Literal Translation
Do-not you scratch the face your.
" Sinubukan ng bata na kalmutin ang makating bahagi ng balat. "
Natural Translation
The child tried to scratch the itchy part of the skin.
Literal Translation
Tried of child to scratch the itchy part of skin.
" Mag-ingat ka sa pusang iyan dahil baka kalmutin ka nito kapag bigla mong hinawakan. "
Natural Translation
Be careful with that cat because it might scratch you if you suddenly touch it.
Literal Translation
Be-careful you with cat that because might scratch you it when suddenly you touched.
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