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mahuli

Filipino / Tagalog language translation for the meaning of the word mahuli in the Tagalog Dictionary.

Definition for the Tagalog word mahuli:

mahuli

[verb] to be caught / captured

Actor Focus; to be able to catch something

Object Focus

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Verb conjugations of mahuli:

Focuses:

Actor /

Object Root: huliConjugation Type: Ma-

Infinitive:

Completed (Past):

Uncompleted (Present):

Contemplated (Future):

Infinitive:

mahuli

Completed (Past):

nahuli

Uncompleted (Present):

nahuhuli

Contemplated (Future):

mahuhuli

Verb family:

mahuli

hulihin |

manghuli |

mahulihán |

makahuli |

humuli

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Mahuli Example Sentences in Tagalog: (11)

Example sentences hand-crafted by professional Filipino teachers and writers.

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Nahuli si Charles na nandadayà sa exam.

Charles was caught cheating in the exam.

Nahuli si Paul na nagnanakaw.

Paul was caught stealing.

Marami kamíng nahuhuling isdâ sa ilog.

We are able to catch a lot of fish in the river.

Nahuli si Anne kasí hindî siyá sumunód sa batás trápikó.

Anne got apprehended because she did not follow traffic rules.

Mag-ingat ka at bakâ ka mahuli.

Be careful as you might get caught / apprehended.

Mahuhuli kayâ nilá ang mágnanakaw?

Will they be able to catch the burglar?

Isinusugod sa presinto ang mga suspek na nahuling nagtatagò.

The suspects caught hiding are being brought to the precinct.

Nahuli ko siláng nagpapasa ng mga droga.

I caught them passing around drugs.

Nahuli na ng mga pulís ang tumakas na kriminál.

The police already caught the criminal who escaped.

Nanlabán ang mágnanakaw nang mahuli siyá ng mga pulís.

The robber struggled with the policemen when they caught him.

User-submitted Example Sentences (1):

User-submitted example sentences from Tatoeba who have self reported as being fluent in Tagalog.

Kawawang pusa! Hindi niya mahuli ang maliksing daga.

Tatoeba user-submitted sentence

Poor cat! She can't catch the nimble mouse.

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Related Words:

Words spelled the same with a different pronunciation, stress, or definition:

2:mahulí

[verb] to be late; to fall behind; to be last

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How to pronounce mahuli:

MAHULI AUDIO CLIP:

Markup Code:
[rec:19348]

Related Filipino Words:

huli hulí nahulí hulihin mahulí hulíng hantungan manghuli sa hulí pínakahulí panghuli

Related English Words:

caught catch catches catching able to catch able to catch

Grammatical Ligature:

This word plus a grammatical ligature would be:
mahuling

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