sakote
sakotê with stress marks
to arrest or catch in the act
Usage Note
Sakote implies catching someone red-handed, typically used in contexts involving law enforcement or community policing. It carries a sense of swift, decisive action and is more vivid than a simple arrest.
Examples
" Sinakote ng pulis ang magnanakaw. "
Natural Translation
The police arrested the thief.
Literal Translation
Arrested of police the thief.
" Ang magnanakaw ay sakote ng pulis. "
Natural Translation
The thief was arrested by the police.
Literal Translation
The thief is arrested of police.
" Sinakote agad ng mga pulis ang mga suspek habang inilalabas pa nila ang ninakaw mula sa bahay. "
Natural Translation
The police immediately caught the suspects red-handed while they were still carrying the stolen goods out of the house.
Literal Translation
Caught-red-handed immediately of plural police the plural suspect while bringing-out still they the stolen from the house.
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