sabit
sábit with stress marks
to hang on a hook; delayed; encumbered
Usage Note
Sabit covers both the physical act of hanging something on a hook or peg and the figurative sense of being held up, delayed, or burdened by something. Nasabit, meaning got caught or got delayed, is especially common in traffic and scheduling contexts.
Examples
" May sabit ang aming biyahe. "
Natural Translation
There is a delay in our trip.
Literal Translation
There-is delay the our trip.
" May sabit ang kanyang plano. "
Natural Translation
There is a delay in his/her plan.
Literal Translation
There-is delay the his/her plan.
" Akala namin maaga kaming makakarating, ngunit nasabit kami sa matinding trapik kaya naghapunan na lang sila nang wala kami. "
Natural Translation
We thought we would arrive early, but we got caught in heavy traffic, so they just had dinner without us.
Literal Translation
Thought our early we would-arrive, but got-caught we in heavy traffic so had-dinner already just they without us.
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