From root: pito
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pinituhan
pi-ni-tu-HAN
whistled at someone
Present (Incomplete)
pinipituhan
pi-ni-pi-tu-HAN
whistling at someone
Future (Contemplated)
pipituhan
pi-pi-tu-HAN
will whistle at someone
Usage Note
Pituhan is used when whistling at a specific person, often to get their attention or in social contexts such as catcalling. It is an object-focused verb where the individual receiving the whistle serves as the direct object of the action.
Examples
" Huwag mong pituhan ang aso. "
Natural Translation
Don't whistle at the dog.
Literal Translation
Don't you whistle-at the dog.
" Bawal pituhan ang mga pulis. "
Natural Translation
It is forbidden to whistle at the police.
Literal Translation
Forbidden whistle-at the plural police.
" Bastos na pinituhan ng mga lalaki ang dumaraang babae, kaya pinagsabihan sila ng matandang nasa kanto. "
Natural Translation
The men rudely whistled at the passing woman, so the old man at the corner reprimanded them.
Literal Translation
Rude that whistled-at of the men the passing woman, so reprimanded them of old-man who-at corner.
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