sumirit
sumirít with stress marks
to gush
From root: Sirit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumirit
su-mi-RIT
gushed
Present (Incomplete)
sumisirit
su-mi-si-RIT
is gushing
Future (Contemplated)
sisirit
si-si-RIT
will gush
Usage Note
Sumirit is the actor-focus form of sirit, used when the gushing or sizzling subject is the grammatical focus. Beyond liquids squirting from a pipe, the root sirit is also the colloquial cry meaning 'I give up!' — a completely unrelated but very common use of the same word.
Examples
" Sumirit ang tubig sa gripo. "
Natural Translation
Water gushed from the faucet.
Literal Translation
Gushed the water at faucet.
" Biglang sumirit ang tubig mula sa sirang tubo sa ilalim ng lababo. "
Natural Translation
Water suddenly started to gush from the broken pipe under the sink.
Literal Translation
Suddenly to gush the water from broken pipe at bottom of sink.
" Nang tanggalin ng mekaniko ang takip ng radyator, sumirit ang mainit na tubig at muntik siyang mapaso. "
Natural Translation
When the mechanic removed the radiator cap, hot water gushed out and he nearly got scalded.
Literal Translation
When removed by-mechanic the cap of radiator, gushed the hot linker water and nearly he get-scalded.
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