sambutin
sambutín with stress marks
to catch [it]
From root: sambot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinambot
si-nam-BOT
caught
Present (Incomplete)
sinasambot
si-na-sam-BOT
is being caught
Future (Contemplated)
sasambutin
sa-sam-bu-TIN
will be caught
Usage Note
Sambutin is the object-focus -in form of sambot, foregrounding the item received or duty assumed in a handoff. Common in workplace succession, team sports, and any scenario where one person takes on what another has left behind; pairs with the actor-focus sumambot.
Examples
" Sambutin mo ang bola. "
Natural Translation
Catch the ball.
Literal Translation
Catch you the ball.
" Subukan mong sambutin ang bola na ihahagis ko sa iyo. "
Natural Translation
Try to catch the ball that I am going to throw to you.
Literal Translation
Try you to-catch the ball will-throw I to you.
" Mahirap sambutin ang tungkuling iniwan ng dating pinuno kung walang malinaw na tagubilin para sa kapalit. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to take on the duty left behind by the former leader if there are no clear instructions for the successor.
Literal Translation
Hard to-catch the duty left of former leader if no clear instruction for the replacement.
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