itubog
itubóg with stress marks
to dip [it]
From root: tubog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
itinubog
i-ti-NU-bog
dipped
Present (Incomplete)
itinutubog
i-ti-nu-TU-bog
is being dipped
Future (Contemplated)
itutubog
i-tu-TU-bog
will be dipped
Usage Note
Itubog is the object-focus form of tubog using the i- prefix, describing the act of immersing or dipping something in liquid. It covers a wide range of contexts — dipping food in sauce, submerging fabric for dyeing, or industrial metal plating — with the i- prefix keeping grammatical focus on the thing being dipped.
Examples
" Itubog mo ang tinapay sa kape. "
Natural Translation
Dip the bread in the coffee.
Literal Translation
Dip you the bread in coffee.
" Masarap itubog ang mainit na pandesal sa kape. "
Natural Translation
It is delicious to dip hot pandesal into coffee.
Literal Translation
Delicious to-dip the hot pandesal in coffee.
" Bago iihaw ang manok, itubog muna ito sa toyo at kalamansi para mas tumimo ang lasa. "
Natural Translation
Before grilling the chicken, dip it first in soy sauce and calamansi so the flavor soaks in better.
Literal Translation
Before to-grill the chicken, dip first it in soy-sauce and calamansi so more to-soak the flavor.
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