From root: tuloy
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nanuloy
na-nu-LOY
stayed/lodged
Present (Incomplete)
nanunuloy
na-nu-nu-LOY
staying/lodging
Future (Contemplated)
manunuloy
ma-nu-nu-LOY
will stay/lodge
Usage Note
Manuloy is used when staying temporarily as a guest in someone else's home or a lodging house. It carries a sense of hospitality and is often encountered when accepting an invitation to enter or reside in a space.
Examples
" Pwede ba akong manuloy dito? "
Natural Translation
May I stay here?
Literal Translation
Can question I stay here?
" Gusto nilang manuloy sa aming bahay. "
Natural Translation
They want to stay/lodge at our house.
Literal Translation
Want they stay at our house.
" Dahil malayo pa ang biyahe at gabi na, nag-alok ang aming kamag-anak na manuloy muna kami sa kanilang bahay. "
Natural Translation
Because the trip was still far and it was already night, our relative offered that we lodge first at their house.
Literal Translation
Because far still the trip and night already, offered the our relative that lodge first we at their house.
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