From root: talon
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tinalunan
ti-na-lu-NAN
jumped on
Present (Incomplete)
tinatalunan
ti-na-ta-lu-NAN
jumping on
Future (Contemplated)
tatalunan
ta-ta-lu-NAN
will jump on
Usage Note
Talunan is used when someone jumps onto a specific surface or person, emphasizing the target of the jump rather than the act itself. It is frequently used in casual contexts, such as describing children jumping on a bed or someone leaping onto an object.
Examples
" Huwag mong talunan ang kama. "
Natural Translation
Don't jump on the bed.
Literal Translation
Don't you jump-on the bed.
" Bawal talunan ang malambot na kama. "
Natural Translation
It is forbidden to jump on the soft bed.
Literal Translation
Forbidden jump-on the soft bed.
" Tinalunan ng mga bata ang lumang sopa kaya nasira ito at napagalitan sila ng kanilang ina. "
Natural Translation
The children jumped on the old sofa so it broke and they were scolded by their mother.
Literal Translation
Jumped-on by-the plural child the old sofa so broke it and were-scolded they by their mother.
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