From root: luya
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nanluya
nan-lu-YA
felt weak
Present (Incomplete)
nanluluya
nan-lu-lu-YA
feeling weak
Future (Contemplated)
manluluya
man-lu-lu-YA
will feel weak
Usage Note
Manluya is used when describing a sudden or gradual sensation of physical weakness or loss of strength, often due to fatigue, hunger, or illness. It is frequently used in conversational Tagalog to express feeling faint or having limbs that feel heavy and limp.
Examples
" Nanluluya ako sa gutom. "
Natural Translation
I feel weak from hunger.
Literal Translation
Feeling-weak I from hunger.
" Maaaring manluya ang katawan sa gutom. "
Natural Translation
The body might feel weak from hunger.
Literal Translation
Might feel-weak the body in hunger.
" Tuwing hindi ako nakakakain ng tanghalian, nanluluya ang buong katawan ko at hindi na ako makapag-isip nang maayos. "
Natural Translation
Whenever I don't get to eat lunch, my whole body feels weak and I can no longer think clearly.
Literal Translation
Whenever not I able-to-eat of lunch, feeling-weak the whole body my and not anymore I able-to-think properly.
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