From root: purol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pumurol
pu-mu-ROL
became dull
Present (Incomplete)
pumupurol
pu-mu-pu-ROL
becoming dull
Future (Contemplated)
pupurol
pu-pu-ROL
will become dull
Usage Note
Pumurol is used to describe tools like knives or scissors losing their sharpness over time, but it can also metaphorically refer to a person's skills or mental faculties becoming less sharp or effective. It is frequently used in daily household contexts or when discussing professional rustiness.
Examples
" Pumurol ang gunting. "
Natural Translation
The scissors became dull.
Literal Translation
Became-dull the scissors.
" Ayaw kong pumurol ang kutsilyo. "
Natural Translation
I don't want the knife to become dull.
Literal Translation
Dislike I become-dull the knife.
" Kapag hindi mo ginagamit ang iyong kakayahan, unti-unti itong pupurol gaya ng kutsilyong hindi inihahasa. "
Natural Translation
If you don't use your skill, it will gradually grow dull like a knife that is not sharpened.
Literal Translation
When not you use the your skill, gradually it will-become-dull like of knife-that not sharpened.
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