sakutehin
sakutehín with stress marks
to arrest [someone] or catch [them] in the act
From root: sakote
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinakote
si-na-KO-te
caught
Present (Incomplete)
sinasakote
si-na-sa-KO-te
is being caught
Future (Contemplated)
sasakutehin
sa-sa-ku-te-HIN
will be caught
Usage Note
Sakutehin is the object-focus form of sakote, placing the person being apprehended at the center of the sentence. It is predominantly a law-enforcement and crime-reporting term, most common in news headlines and police blotters where the suspect's capture is the main event.
Examples
" Sakutehin na ang magnanakaw. "
Natural Translation
Arrest the thief now.
Literal Translation
Arrest now the thief.
" Plano ng mga pulis na sakutehin ang magnanakaw ngayon. "
Natural Translation
The police plan to arrest the thief today.
Literal Translation
Plan of the police to arrest the thief today.
" Matapos ang ilang buwang pagmamanman, nagpasya ang mga awtoridad na sakutehin ang pinuno ng sindikato habang nagtatago ito sa probinsiya. "
Natural Translation
After several months of surveillance, the authorities decided to arrest the syndicate's leader while he was hiding in the province.
Literal Translation
After the some month-of surveillance, decided the authorities to to-arrest the leader of syndicate while hiding it in province.
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