sumali
sumalí with stress marks
to join or participate
From root: sali
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumali
su-ma-LI
joined
Present (Incomplete)
sumasali
su-ma-sa-LI
is joining
Future (Contemplated)
sasali
sa-sa-LI
will join
Usage Note
Sumali is the actor-focus -um- form of sali and one of the most common social verbs in Tagalog, placing the person joining or participating as the sentence topic. Used for joining groups, competitions, activities, and organizations; the conveyance-focus partner isali is used when the person or item being added to a group is foregrounded.
Examples
" Gusto kong sumali sa laro. "
Natural Translation
I want to join the game.
Literal Translation
Want I to-join in game.
" Gusto ko na sumali sa paligsahan sa susunod na buwan. "
Natural Translation
I want to join the competition next month.
Literal Translation
Want my to join in competition in next month.
" Maraming estudyante ang sumali sa proyekto dahil gusto nilang tumulong sa komunidad. "
Natural Translation
Many students joined the project because they wanted to help the community.
Literal Translation
Many student the joined in project because want they to-help in community.
Take Tagalog with you
The full course, a 12,500-word dictionary, and flashcards that make every word stick — free to start on iOS and Android.
Tagalog builds thousands of words from a few hundred roots.
How Tagalog words workWord family
sali has 2 related forms built from the same root.
Related Words
Explore Tagalog by topic
Free guides on grammar, vocabulary, and culture to take you past single-word lookups.
Tagalog vs Filipino: What's the Difference & Which to Learn
Tagalog and Filipino aren't the same language — but they overlap almost completely. Here's the real difference and which one you should actually learn.
Magkano: How to Ask "How Much" in Tagalog
Magkano means how much in Tagalog. Learn to ask a price, tell it apart from ilan and gaano, sound polite with po, and haggle at the palengke.
Seasons in the Philippines: A Tagalog Guide
The Philippines has two seasons, not four. Learn tag-araw, tag-ulan, and taglamig, the generative tag- prefix, and the weather vocabulary to match.
How to Say Sorry in Tagalog: Patawad vs Pasensya
How to say sorry in Tagalog: patawad, pasensya na, and paumanhin compared on a simple severity-and-formality ladder so you pick the right word every time.