pumutol
pumutól with stress marks
to cut
From root: putol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
pumutol
pu-mu-TOL
cut
Present (Incomplete)
pumuputol
pu-mu-pu-TOL
is cutting
Future (Contemplated)
puputol
pu-pu-TOL
will cut
Usage Note
Pumutol is the actor-focus -um- form of putol, placing the person doing the cutting as the grammatical subject. Semantically broad — food preparation, carpentry, haircuts, pruning, and amputation all use this form; pair with putulin when the thing being cut is the topic.
Examples
" Pumutol ka ng tinapay. "
Natural Translation
Cut some bread.
Literal Translation
Cut you of bread.
" Mahirap pumutol ng makapal na lubid kung walang talas ang kutsilyo. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to cut a thick rope if the knife isn't sharp.
Literal Translation
Hard to cut of thick rope if without sharpness the knife.
" Pumutol ang hardinero ng mga sangang natuyo na para hindi makahawa sa ibang halaman. "
Natural Translation
The gardener cut off the dried-up branches so they wouldn't infect the other plants.
Literal Translation
Cut the gardener of branches that dried already so not infect to other plants.
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