ipuslit
ipuslít with stress marks
to smuggle [it]
From root: puslit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
ipinuslit
i-pi-nus-LIT
smuggled
Present (Incomplete)
ipinupuslit
i-pi-nu-pus-LIT
is being smuggled
Future (Contemplated)
ipupuslit
i-pu-pus-LIT
will be smuggled
Usage Note
Ipuslit is the object-focus i- infinitive of puslit, used when the item being smuggled or sneaked in is the grammatical topic. It spans casual contexts such as bringing food into a cinema and serious ones involving contraband. The actor-focus counterpart is magpuslit.
Examples
" Huwag mong ipuslit ang pagkain. "
Natural Translation
Do not smuggle in the food.
Literal Translation
Don't you to-smuggle the food.
" Sinubukan nila na ipuslit ang bawal na gamot sa daungan. "
Natural Translation
They tried to smuggle the illegal drugs at the port.
Literal Translation
Tried they to smuggle the prohibited drug at port.
" Sinubukan ng pasahero na ipuslit ang ipinagbabawal na hayop sa kaniyang bagahe, ngunit natuklasan ito ng mga otoridad sa paliparan. "
Natural Translation
The passenger tried to smuggle the prohibited animal in his luggage, but the authorities at the airport discovered it.
Literal Translation
Tried of passenger to smuggle the prohibited animal in his luggage, but discovered it of the authorities at airport.
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