salukin
salukín with stress marks
to scoop [it]
From root: salok
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinalok
si-NA-lok
scooped
Present (Incomplete)
sinasalok
si-na-SA-lok
is being scooped
Future (Contemplated)
sasalukin
sa-sa-lu-KIN
will be scooped
Usage Note
Salukin is the object-focus -in form of salok, placing the liquid or substance being scooped at the center of the sentence. Common in kitchen and well-fetching contexts where a ladle, dipper, or cupped hand gathers liquid from a larger vessel; pairs with the actor-focus sumalok when the person doing the scooping is the grammatical focus.
Examples
" Salukin mo ang tubig sa balde. "
Natural Translation
Scoop the water from the pail.
Literal Translation
Scoop you the water in pail.
" Mahirap salukin ang malalim na tubig gamit ang maliit na baso. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to scoop deep water using a small glass.
Literal Translation
Hard to scoop the deep water using the small glass.
" Bago magluto, salukin mo muna ang sabaw sa kaldero gamit ang malinis na sandok. "
Natural Translation
Before cooking, first scoop the broth from the pot using a clean ladle.
Literal Translation
Before to-cook, scoop you first the broth in pot using the clean ladle.
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