sumabat
sumábat with stress marks
to butt in
From root: sabat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumabat
su-MA-bat
butted in
Present (Incomplete)
sumasabat
su-ma-SA-bat
is butting in
Future (Contemplated)
sasabat
sa-SA-bat
will butt in
Usage Note
Sumabat is the actor-focus -um- form of sabat, used when someone cuts into a conversation uninvited. It strongly connotes social impropriety in Filipino contexts where elders or authority figures are speaking, making it a frequent word in etiquette correction.
Examples
" Huwag kang sumabat sa usapan. "
Natural Translation
Don't butt into the conversation.
Literal Translation
Don't you to-butt-in on conversation.
" Hindi maganda ang sumabat habang nagsasalita ang ibang tao. "
Natural Translation
It is not good to butt in while other people are speaking.
Literal Translation
Not good the to butt in while speaking the other people.
" Itinuro sa amin ng aming mga magulang na hindi magandang sumabat habang nag-uusap ang mga matatanda sa hapag-kainan. "
Natural Translation
Our parents taught us that it is not polite to butt in while the elders are talking at the dinner table.
Literal Translation
Taught to us of our parents that not good to-butt-in while talking the elders at dining-table.
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