From root: uto
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inuto
i-NU-to
fooled
Present (Incomplete)
inuuto
i-nu-U-to
is being fooled
Future (Contemplated)
uutuhin
u-u-tu-HIN
will be fooled
Usage Note
Utuin is the object-focus infinitive of uto, placing the person being deceived as the grammatical focus. Colloquial and mildly derogatory — implying the target is gullible or naive — it is related to lokohin and dayain but tends to suggest exploitation of simplicity rather than elaborate scheming.
Examples
" Huwag mo akong utuin. "
Natural Translation
Don't fool me.
Literal Translation
Not you me to-fool.
" Mahirap utuin ang taong marami nang karanasan sa buhay. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to fool a person who already has a lot of life experience.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-fool the person many already experience in life.
" Madali nilang utuin ang mga bagong dating sa lungsod dahil hindi pa nila alam ang mga karaniwang panloloko. "
Natural Translation
They can easily fool the newcomers to the city because they don't yet know the common scams.
Literal Translation
Easy they to-fool the plural new arrival in city because not yet they know the plural common deception.
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