From root: luto
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nilutuan
ni-lu-tu-AN
cooked for or in
Present (Incomplete)
nilulutuan
ni-lu-lu-TU-an
is cooking for or in
Future (Contemplated)
lulutuan
lu-lu-tu-AN
will cook for or in
Usage Note
Lutuan is used when the focus of the sentence is either the person for whom a meal is prepared or the specific place or utensil used for cooking. It is a common way to express acts of service or care, such as preparing a favorite dish for a family member or friend.
Examples
" Lutuan mo ako ng kanin. "
Natural Translation
Cook some rice for me.
Literal Translation
Cook-for you me of rice.
" Madaling lutuan ang taong hindi pihikan. "
Natural Translation
It is easy to cook for a person who isn't picky.
Literal Translation
Easy cook-for the person not picky.
" Tuwing kaarawan niya, lutuan namin siya ng paboritong pansit upang ipakita ang aming pagmamahal. "
Natural Translation
On her birthday, we cook her favorite pansit for her to show our love.
Literal Translation
Every birthday her, cook-for we her of favorite pansit in-order-to show the our love.
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