From root: luhod
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
iniluhod
i-ni-lu-HOD
brought to a kneeling position
Present (Incomplete)
iniiluhod
i-ni-i-lu-HOD
bringing to a kneeling position
Future (Contemplated)
iiluhod
i-i-lu-HOD
will bring to a kneeling position
Usage Note
Iluhod is used when directing someone to kneel or when physically placing one's own knees on a surface, often seen in religious rituals or traditional disciplinary contexts. It functions as an object-focus verb where the knees or the person being made to kneel is the grammatical subject.
Examples
" Iluhod mo ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Make the child kneel.
Literal Translation
Kneel-down you the child.
" Kailangan mong iluhod ang bata. "
Natural Translation
You need to bring the child to a kneeling position.
Literal Translation
Need you kneel-down the child.
" Iniluhod ng ina ang anak sa harap ng altar upang manalangin nang taimtim para sa pamilya. "
Natural Translation
The mother brought her child to kneel before the altar to pray earnestly for the family.
Literal Translation
Knelt-down by mother the child in front of altar to pray earnestly for the family.
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