tumulo
tumuló with stress marks
to drip
From root: tulo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
tumulo
tu-mu-LO
dripped
Present (Incomplete)
tumutulo
tu-mu-TU-lo
is dripping
Future (Contemplated)
tutulo
tu-tu-LO
will drip
Usage Note
Tumulo is the actor-focus form of tulo, where the dripping substance or leaking surface is the grammatical subject. Because tulo is inherently intransitive, there is no canonical object-focus counterpart for the dripping itself. Note that tulo also carries a slang meaning for gonorrhea in informal speech.
Examples
" Tumulo ang tubig sa gripo. "
Natural Translation
Water dripped from the faucet.
Literal Translation
Dripped the water from faucet.
" Nagsimulang tumulo ang luha sa kanyang mga mata dahil sa lungkot. "
Natural Translation
Tears started to drip from her eyes because of sadness.
Literal Translation
Started to-drip the tear from her eyes because of sadness.
" Habang umuulan, tumulo ang tubig mula sa sirang bubong at unti-unting binasa ang sahig sa loob ng bahay. "
Natural Translation
While it was raining, water dripped from the broken roof and slowly wet the floor inside the house.
Literal Translation
While raining, dripped the water from the broken roof and slowly wetted the floor inside the house.
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