sumamyo
sumámyo with stress marks
to inhale a fragrance
From root: samyo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumamyo
su-MAM-yo
inhaled a fragrance
Present (Incomplete)
sumasamyo
su-ma-SAM-yo
is inhaling a fragrance
Future (Contemplated)
sasamyo
sa-SAM-yo
will inhale a fragrance
Usage Note
Sumamyo is the actor-focus -um- form of samyo, used when the person savoring a scent is the grammatical subject. Poetic and literary in register, it is more evocative than the neutral amuyin and suggests deliberate, appreciative inhalation; the object-focus partner samyuin places the fragrant source at the center of the sentence.
Examples
" Sumamyo ako ng bulaklak. "
Natural Translation
I breathed in the fragrance of the flowers.
Literal Translation
Inhaled I of flower.
" Masarap sumamyo ng simoy ng dagat. "
Natural Translation
It feels great to inhale the sea breeze.
Literal Translation
Delicious to-inhale of breeze of sea.
" Tuwing umaga, gusto niyang sumamyo ng amoy ng bagong timplang kape habang tahimik na pinagmamasdan ang pagsikat ng araw. "
Natural Translation
Every morning, she likes to breathe in the scent of freshly brewed coffee while quietly watching the sunrise.
Literal Translation
Every morning, like she to-inhale of smell of newly brewed coffee while quietly watching the rising of sun.
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