From root: kulo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
kinuluan
ki-nu-lu-AN
boiled water in
Present (Incomplete)
kinukuluan
ki-nu-ku-lu-AN
boiling water in
Future (Contemplated)
kukuluan
ku-ku-lu-AN
will boil water in
Usage Note
Kuluan is used when directing someone to boil a specific liquid or to use a container for boiling, often in the context of food preparation or sanitization. It is an object-focus verb where the item being boiled or the vessel used is the subject of the sentence.
Examples
" Kuluan mo ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
Boil the water.
Literal Translation
Boil-in you the water.
" Kailangan mong kuluan ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
You need to boil the water in a pot.
Literal Translation
Need you boil-in the water.
" Bago mo gamitin ang mga bote ng sanggol, kuluan mo muna ang mga ito para masigurong malinis. "
Natural Translation
Before you use the baby's bottles, boil them first to make sure they're clean.
Literal Translation
Before you use the bottles of baby, boil-in you first the these so ensured clean.
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