From root: kulo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinakulo
pi-na-ku-LO
boiled something
Present (Incomplete)
pinapakulo
pi-na-pa-ku-LO
boiling something
Future (Contemplated)
papakuluin
pa-pa-ku-lu-IN
will boil something
Usage Note
Pakuluin is used when instructing someone to bring a liquid or food item to a boil, making it a staple term in Filipino recipes and kitchen contexts. As an object-focus verb, it specifically targets the substance being heated rather than the person doing the cooking.
Examples
" Pakuluin mo ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
Boil the water.
Literal Translation
Boil you the water.
" Kailangan mong pakuluin ang tubig. "
Natural Translation
You need to boil the water.
Literal Translation
Need you boil the water.
" Bago mo ilagay ang pasta, siguraduhin mong pakuluin muna ang tubig hanggang sa lumabas ang malalaking bula. "
Natural Translation
Before you add the pasta, make sure to boil the water first until large bubbles appear.
Literal Translation
Before you put the pasta, make-sure you boil first the water until come-out the big bubbles.
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