sumampal
sumampál with stress marks
to slap the face
From root: sampal
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumampal
su-mam-PAL
slapped
Present (Incomplete)
sumasampal
su-ma-sam-PAL
is slapping
Future (Contemplated)
sasampal
sa-sam-PAL
will slap
Usage Note
Sumampal is the actor-focus -um- form of sampal, used when the person delivering the slap is the grammatical subject. The root sampal refers specifically to a slap on the face, and the verb is used both for the physical act and figuratively for a sharp, humiliating rebuke; the object-focus partner is sampalin.
Examples
" Huwag kang sumampal ng bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't slap a child.
Literal Translation
Don't you to-slap of child.
" Walang karapatan ang sinuman na sumampal ng mukha ng ibang tao. "
Natural Translation
No one has the right to slap another person's face.
Literal Translation
None right the anyone to-slap of face of other person.
" Hindi mo dapat sumampal ng kapwa kahit gaano ka pa kagalit, dahil may batas laban diyan. "
Natural Translation
You should never slap another person no matter how angry you are, because there is a law against that.
Literal Translation
Not you should to-slap of fellow even however you still angry, because there-is law against that.
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