From root: kilo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinilo
ki-ni-LO
weighed (in kilograms)
Present (Incomplete)
kinikilo
ki-ni-ki-LO
is weighing (in kilograms)
Future (Contemplated)
kikiluhin
ki-ki-lu-HIN
will weigh (in kilograms)
Usage Note
Kiluhin is used when specifically weighing items like meat or produce in kilograms, a common practice in local markets (palengke) to determine the price. It is an object-focus verb where the item being weighed is the grammatical subject.
Examples
" Kiluhin mo ang mangga. "
Natural Translation
Weigh the mangoes.
Literal Translation
Weigh you the mango.
" Kailangan mong kiluhin ang bigas. "
Natural Translation
You need to weigh the rice.
Literal Translation
Need you weigh the rice.
" Hiniling ng suki na kiluhin muna ng tindera ang hipon bago niya ito bayaran sa palengke. "
Natural Translation
The regular customer asked the vendor to weigh the shrimp first before he paid for it at the market.
Literal Translation
Asked of regular-customer that weigh first of vendor the shrimp before he this pay at market.
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