From root: salubong
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumalubong
su-ma-LU-bong
met / welcomed
Present (Incomplete)
sumasalubong
su-ma-sa-LU-bong
meeting / welcoming
Future (Contemplated)
sasalubong
sa-sa-LU-bong
will meet / welcome
Usage Note
Sumalubong is central to the "pagsalubong" culture, where family members go to the airport to warmly greet arriving loved ones.
Examples
" Sumalubong kami sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
We welcomed him.
Literal Translation
Welcomed we to him.
" Kailangan nating sumalubong sa kanila. "
Natural Translation
We need to welcome them.
Literal Translation
Need we to welcome to them.
" Maaga kaming pumunta sa paliparan para sumalubong sa lola namin na halos sampung taon nang nasa ibang bansa. "
Natural Translation
We went to the airport early to welcome our grandmother who had been abroad for almost ten years.
Literal Translation
Early we go to airport to welcome to grandmother our that almost ten years already in other country.
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