dakip
dákip with stress marks
arrest; capture
Usage Note
Dakip is the root form used in police and law-enforcement contexts. The active verb form 'humabol at dumakip' (chase and capture) is common in news reporting. It is also used figuratively — 'dinakip ng pagod' (seized by exhaustion). Formal register; not typically colloquial.
Examples
" May dakip kahapon. "
Natural Translation
There was an arrest yesterday.
Literal Translation
There-is arrest yesterday.
" May dakip na nangyari kanina. "
Natural Translation
An arrest happened earlier.
Literal Translation
There-is arrest that happened earlier.
" Matagumpay ang dakip sa suspek matapos siyang habulin ng mga pulis buong magdamag. "
Natural Translation
The capture of the suspect was successful after the police chased him all night.
Literal Translation
Successful the capture of suspect after him chased by the police whole all-night.
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