sumalpok
sumalpók with stress marks
to crash
From root: salpok
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumalpok
su-mal-POK
crashed
Present (Incomplete)
sumasalpok
su-ma-sal-POK
is crashing
Future (Contemplated)
sasalpok
sa-sal-POK
will crash
Usage Note
Sumalpok is the actor-focus -um- form of salpok, used when the crashing or colliding entity is the grammatical subject. It frequently appears in news reports of vehicular accidents and casual accounts of physical collisions; the object-focus partner salpakin is used when the surface or object struck is the focus.
Examples
" Muntik nang sumalpok ang motor sa poste. "
Natural Translation
The motorcycle almost crashed into the post.
Literal Translation
Almost to-crash the motorcycle into post.
" Sumalpok ang kotse sa pader. "
Natural Translation
The car managed to crash into the wall.
Literal Translation
Crashed car into wall.
" Dahil sa madulas na kalsada, sumalpok ang bus sa gilid ng bundok bago ito tuluyang huminto sa kanal. "
Natural Translation
Because of the slippery road, the bus crashed into the side of the mountain before it finally stopped in the ditch.
Literal Translation
Because of slippery road, crashed the bus into side of mountain before it completely stopped in ditch.
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