sumaklot
sumaklót with stress marks
to seize with claws or hands
From root: saklot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumaklot
su-mak-LOT
seized
Present (Incomplete)
sumasaklot
su-ma-sak-LOT
is seizing
Future (Contemplated)
sasaklot
sa-sak-LOT
will seize
Usage Note
Sumaklot is the actor-focus -um- form of saklot, describing a swift, claw-like seizure in which the grasper is the sentence topic. It is most naturally applied to birds of prey or to a hand snatching something quickly, with the object-focus partner saklutin used when the prey or object seized is foregrounded.
Examples
" Sumaklot ng manok ang lawin. "
Natural Translation
The hawk seized a chicken.
Literal Translation
Seized of chicken the hawk.
" Mahilig sumaklot ng maliit na ibon ang lawin. "
Natural Translation
The hawk loves to seize small birds with its claws.
Literal Translation
Fond to seize of small bird the hawk.
" Bago pa makapagtago ang daga, mabilis sumaklot ang kuwago mula sa itaas ng puno. "
Natural Translation
Before the rat could even hide, the owl swiftly swooped down to seize it from atop the tree.
Literal Translation
Before still can-hide the rat, quick to seize the owl from the top of tree.
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