From root: luwa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
iniluwa
i-ni-lu-WA
spat out
Present (Incomplete)
iniluluwa
i-ni-lu-lu-WA
spitting out
Future (Contemplated)
iluluwa
i-lu-lu-WA
will spit out
Usage Note
Iluwa is used when focusing on the object being ejected from the mouth or an opening; it can also be used figuratively to describe a large crowd or object emerging from a confined space like a vehicle.
Examples
" Iluwa mo ang buto. "
Natural Translation
Spit out the seed.
Literal Translation
Spit-out you the seed.
" Ayaw niyang iluwa ang buto. "
Natural Translation
He doesn't want to spit out the seed.
Literal Translation
Dislike he spit-out the seed.
" Sinabihan ng nanay ang bata na iluwa ang gum bago matulog upang hindi ito malunok habang nahihimbing. "
Natural Translation
The mother told the child to spit out the gum before sleeping so it would not be swallowed while sound asleep.
Literal Translation
Told by-mother the child to spit-out the gum before sleep so not it swallowed while sound-asleep.
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