sumampa
sumampâ with stress marks
to climb on
From root: sampa
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumampa
su-mam-PA
climbed on
Present (Incomplete)
sumasampa
su-ma-sam-PA
is climbing on
Future (Contemplated)
sasampa
sa-sam-PA
will climb on
Usage Note
Sumampa is the actor-focus -um- form of sampa, used when the person hoisting themselves up onto a surface is the grammatical subject. It implies physical effort — climbing onto a jeepney step, a wall, or an elevated platform — rather than simply stepping; the locative focus form sampahan is used when the surface climbed is the topic.
Examples
" Sumampa ang pusa sa pader. "
Natural Translation
The cat climbed onto the wall.
Literal Translation
Climbed-on the cat on wall.
" Mahirap sumampa sa mataas na bakod. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to climb on a high fence.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-climb-on the high linker fence.
" Kinailangan kong sumampa sa bubong para ayusin ang yero na natangay ng malakas na hangin kagabi. "
Natural Translation
I had to climb onto the roof to fix the metal sheet that was blown off by the strong wind last night.
Literal Translation
Needed I to-climb-on the roof to fix the metal-sheet linker carried-off by strong linker wind last-night.
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