lunurin
lunurín with stress marks
to drown [someone]
From root: lunod
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilunod
ni-LU-nod
drowned
Present (Incomplete)
nilulunod
ni-lu-LU-nod
is being drowned
Future (Contemplated)
lulunurin
lu-lu-nu-RIN
will be drowned
Usage Note
Lunurin is the object-focus infinitive of lunod, used when the person or thing being submerged is the grammatical focus. Note the vowel change from 'lunod' to 'lunur-' before the suffix, following regular Tagalog phonological assimilation. It extends widely into figurative speech — drowning in debt, in sorrow, or in work — making it a common verb in both literal and metaphorical contexts.
Examples
" Huwag mong lunurin ang pusa. "
Natural Translation
Don't drown the cat.
Literal Translation
Don't you drown the cat.
" Mapanganib lunurin ang takot sa malalim na dagat. "
Natural Translation
It is dangerous to drown one's fear in the deep sea.
Literal Translation
Dangerous to drown the fear in deep sea.
" Sa halip na lunurin ang sarili sa alak tuwing malungkot, mas mabuti kung kakausapin niya ang isang kaibigan. "
Natural Translation
Instead of drowning himself in alcohol whenever he is sad, it would be better if he talked to a friend.
Literal Translation
In place of drown the self in alcohol whenever sad, more good if will-talk-to he the a friend.
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