sumagap
sumagáp with stress marks
to pick up (information)
From root: sagap
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumagap
su-ma-GAP
picked up
Present (Incomplete)
sumasagap
su-ma-sa-GAP
is picking up
Future (Contemplated)
sasagap
sa-sa-GAP
will pick up
Usage Note
Sumagap is the actor-focus -um- form of sagap, used when the person catching wind of something is the subject. It covers both the literal sense of skimming something off a surface and the figurative sense of overhearing rumors or picking up stray information.
Examples
" Mabilis siyang sumagap ng tsismis. "
Natural Translation
She quickly picks up gossip.
Literal Translation
Fast she to-pick-up of gossip.
" Mahilig sumagap ng balita ang mga kapitbahay tuwing umaga. "
Natural Translation
The neighbors love to pick up news every morning.
Literal Translation
Fond to pick up of news the neighbors every morning.
" Bago pa man ito ihayag sa publiko, nakasagap na ang ilang manggagawa ng balitang isasara ang kanilang pabrika. "
Natural Translation
Even before it was announced to the public, some workers had already caught wind of the news that their factory would close.
Literal Translation
Before even this announced to public, had-picked-up already the some workers of news will-close the their factory.
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