sumambulat
sumambúlat with stress marks
to scatter
From root: sambulat
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumambulat
su-mam-BU-lat
scattered
Present (Incomplete)
sumasambulat
su-ma-sam-BU-lat
is scattering
Future (Contemplated)
sasambulat
sa-sam-BU-lat
will scatter
Usage Note
Sumambulat is the actor-focus -um- form of sambulat, used when the scattering things — papers, leaves, debris — are the grammatical subject. The root conveys sudden, explosive dispersion rather than gradual spreading, and is occasionally used figuratively for a crowd that scatters in a panic or ideas that burst outward.
Examples
" Sumambulat ang mga dahon. "
Natural Translation
The leaves scattered everywhere.
Literal Translation
Scattered the leaves.
" Nagsimulang sumambulat ang mga papel dahil sa malakas na hangin. "
Natural Translation
The papers started to scatter everywhere because of the strong wind.
Literal Translation
Started to-scatter the papers because of strong wind.
" Sumambulat ang mga tao sa plasa nang biglang umulan ng malakas habang nagsisimula pa lamang ang programa. "
Natural Translation
The people in the plaza scattered when it suddenly rained hard while the program was only just beginning.
Literal Translation
Scattered the people at plaza when suddenly rained of strong while starting still only the program.
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