lumusot
lumusót with stress marks
to slip through
From root: lusot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
lumusot
lu-mu-SOT
slipped through
Present (Incomplete)
lumulusot
lu-mu-lu-SOT
is slipping through
Future (Contemplated)
lulusot
lu-lu-SOT
will slip through
Usage Note
Lumusot is the actor-focus infinitive of lusot, formed with -um-, whose literal sense of passing through a narrow gap has largely been overtaken by its figurative meaning of escaping blame, evading detection, or barely passing a test. This figurative usage is so common it has become idiomatic in everyday Filipino speech; the noun lusot refers to the act of getting away with something.
Examples
" Lumusot ang daga sa butas. "
Natural Translation
The rat slipped through the hole.
Literal Translation
Slipped-through the rat in hole.
" Nagawa lumusot ng pusa sa maliit na siwang sa pader. "
Natural Translation
The cat managed to slip through a small gap in the wall.
Literal Translation
Managed to slip through the cat in small gap on wall.
" Akala niya makakalusot siya sa pagsisinungaling, pero nahuli rin siya sa huli. "
Natural Translation
He thought he could get away with lying, but he got caught in the end anyway.
Literal Translation
Thought he can-slip-through he in lying, but caught also he in end.
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