hulat

Part of speech
- Verb (root): hulat — “to wait”
- Common noun (rare): hulat — “a wait; the act of waiting”
Typical predicate order
The conjugated verb normally starts the predicate; any clitic actor-pronoun follows immediately: Mo-hulat ko nimo diha.
I will wait for you there.
Example sentences (each shows where the verb sits in a clause)
- Mo-hulat ko sa estasyon ugma buntag. — I will wait at the station tomorrow morning.
  - Mo-hulat – Verb, actor focus, future aspect
  - ko – Personal pronoun, first-person singular clitic (actor)
  - sa – Locative-marker particle
  - estasyon – Common noun (location)
  - ugma buntag – Adverbial phrase “tomorrow morning”
- Nag-hulat sila sa tawag sa opisina. — They are waiting for the phone call in the office.
  - Nag-hulat – Verb, actor focus, progressive aspect
  - sila – Personal pronoun, third-person plural (actor)
  - sa – Object-marker particle (definite)
  - tawag – Common noun (patient)
  - sa – Locative-marker particle
  - opisina – Common noun (location)
- Gi-hulat ni Ana ang resulta kagabii. — The result was awaited by Ana last night.
  - Gi-hulat – Verb, patient focus, past aspect
  - ni – Genitive marker for personal names
  - Ana – Proper noun (actor)
  - ang – Subject-marker particle
  - resulta – Common noun (patient)
  - kagabii – Adverb “last night”

Form	Focus & aspect	Standard translation	Example sentence
mag-hulat	Actor focus, habitual / future	“be regularly waiting”	Mag-hulat sila ug jeep kada adlaw. — They wait for a jeep every day.
mo-hulat	Actor focus, non-past / imperative	“will wait; wait!”	Mo-hulat ta sa signal, ha. — Let’s wait for the signal, okay.
nag-hulat	Actor focus, progressive / recent past	“is / was waiting”	Nag-hulat siya sa resulta sa exam. — She is waiting for the exam result.
mi-hulat / ni-hulat	Actor focus, completed past	“waited”	Ni-hulat ko ug duha ka oras. — I waited for two hours.
gi-hulat	Patient focus, completed past	“was awaited (by …)”	Gi-hulat sa team ang clearance. — The clearance was awaited by the team.
hulaton (-on)	Patient focus, future / imperative	“to be waited for / wait for it”	Hulaton nato ang bus dinhi. — We will wait for the bus here.
hulatan (-an)	Locative / beneficiary focus	“to wait at / wait for someone”	Hulat-i ko sa lobby, palihog. — Please wait for me in the lobby.

Actor focus in daily speech – mo-hulat and nag-hulat are the normal spoken forms because the doer (the one waiting) is foregrounded.
Patient focus with gi- or -on – use these when the thing waited for is the subject: gi-hulat sa doctor ang lab report — “the lab report was awaited by the doctor.”
Locative/beneficiary focus hulatan / hulat-i – emphasises the location or person being waited for: hulat-i siya sa gate.
Time adverb placement – time phrases (ugma, kagabii, karon) usually appear after the main predicate or at the end.
Reduplication – hulat-hulat can suggest idle waiting or lingering without clear purpose.

Mistake	What’s wrong	Correct form
Mo-hulat ako nimo.	Actor clitic should be directly after the verb.	Mo-hulat ko nimo.
Gi-hulat ko ang jeep.	With gi-, actor must be genitive (ni / sa).	Gi-hulat ni ko ang jeep.
Hulaton ta siya!	When the focus is the person/place waited for, use hulat-i.	Hulat-i siya!

A: Asa ka mo-hulat sa taxi? — Where will you wait for the taxi?
B: Hulaton nako sa unahan nga kanto. — I’ll wait at the next corner.
A: Nag-hulat ba sila og tawag? — Are they waiting for a call?
B: Oo, gikan sa kustomer. — Yes, from the customer.
A: Hulat-i ko palihog sa entrance. — Please wait for me at the entrance.
B: Sige, mo-hulat ko hangtod alas singko. — Sure, I’ll wait until five o’clock.
A: Nganong wala ka ni-hulat sa announcement? — Why didn’t you wait for the announcement?
B: Kay dugay kaayo, ni-lakaw na lang ko. — It took too long, so I just left.
A: Mag-hulat ta sa clearance ugma? — Shall we wait for the clearance tomorrow?
B: Pwede ra; hulaton nato tanan dokumento. — That’s fine; let’s wait for all the documents.