From root: tuyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
itinuyo
i-ti-nu-YO
dried something
Present (Incomplete)
itinituyo
i-ti-ni-tu-YO
drying something
Future (Contemplated)
itutuyo
i-tu-tu-YO
will dry something
Usage Note
Ituyo is used when the focus is on the specific object being dried, such as laundry or wet hair. It is commonly used as a command or instruction to indicate that moisture should be removed from an item.
Examples
" Ituyo mo ang basang buhok. "
Natural Translation
Dry the wet hair.
Literal Translation
Dry you the wet hair.
" Kailangan mong ituyo ang basang damit. "
Natural Translation
You need to dry the wet clothes.
Literal Translation
Need you dry the wet clothes.
" Mabuti pang ituyo mo muna ang mga damit sa loob ngayong umuulan para hindi sila magkaroon ng amoy-lupa. "
Natural Translation
It's better to dry the clothes indoors now while it's raining so they don't develop a musty smell.
Literal Translation
Better still dry you first the plural clothes at inside now-that raining so not they have of smell-earth.
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