From root: loob
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nanloob
nan-lo-OB
broke in
Present (Incomplete)
nanloloob
nan-lo-lo-OB
breaking in
Future (Contemplated)
manloloob
man-lo-lo-OB
will break in
Usage Note
Manloob is used to describe the act of breaking into a home or establishment with the intent to commit robbery. It is a formal or technical term frequently heard in news reports and legal contexts.
Examples
" Sinubukan nilang manloob sa tindahan. "
Natural Translation
They tried to break into the store.
Literal Translation
Tried they break-in at store.
" Ayaw kong manloob sa bahay nila. "
Natural Translation
I don't want to break into their house.
Literal Translation
Dislike I break-in at house their.
" Nahuli ng mga pulis ang lalaki habang sinusubukan nitong manloob sa bahay ng mga kapitbahay namin. "
Natural Translation
The police caught the man while he was trying to break into our neighbors' house.
Literal Translation
Caught by-the plural police the man while is-trying this break-in at house of plural neighbor our.
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