From root: luto
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
niluto
ni-LU-to
cooked
Present (Incomplete)
niluluto
ni-lu-LU-to
is cooking
Future (Contemplated)
lulutuin
lu-lu-tu-IN
will cook
Usage Note
Lutuin is an object-focus verb used when the specific food or ingredient being prepared is the subject of the sentence. It is the standard term used in recipes and daily instructions when telling someone to cook a particular dish.
Examples
" Lutuin mo ang manok. "
Natural Translation
Cook the chicken.
Literal Translation
Cook you the chicken.
" Gusto kong lutuin ang itlog. "
Natural Translation
I want to cook the egg.
Literal Translation
Want I cook the egg.
" Kapag dumating ang mga bisita, lutuin mo na lang ang adobong inihanda ko kanina. "
Natural Translation
When the guests arrive, just cook the adobo that I prepared earlier.
Literal Translation
When arrive the guests, cook you just the adobo prepared I earlier.
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