sumalag
sumálag with stress marks
to parry or block
From root: salag
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumalag
su-MA-lag
parried
Present (Incomplete)
sumasalag
su-ma-SA-lag
is parrying
Future (Contemplated)
sasalag
sa-SA-lag
will parry
Usage Note
Sumalag is the actor-focus -um- form of salag, used when the defender doing the blocking or parrying is the sentence topic. It is common in martial arts, combat sports, and descriptions of physical self-defense, with the object-focus partner salagin placing the blow being deflected as the topic.
Examples
" Mabilis siyang sumalag sa suntok. "
Natural Translation
He quickly blocked the punch.
Literal Translation
Fast he parried the punch.
" Mahirap sumalag kapag mabilis ang suntok ng kalaban. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to block when the opponent's punch is fast.
Literal Translation
Hard to parry when fast the punch of opponent.
" Bagaman bagito pa lang sa boksing, natutunan na niyang sumalag agad sa tuwing papalapit ang kamay ng kalaban. "
Natural Translation
Although he is still a beginner in boxing, he has learned to parry immediately whenever the opponent's hand comes near.
Literal Translation
Although beginner still only in boxing, learned already he to-parry immediately whenever to-approach the hand of opponent.
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