sumapit
sumápit with stress marks
to arrive
From root: sapit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumapit
su-MA-pit
arrived
Present (Incomplete)
sumasapit
su-ma-SA-pit
is arriving
Future (Contemplated)
sasapit
sa-SA-pit
will arrive
Usage Note
Sumapit is the actor-focus -um- form of sapit, predominantly literary and reflective in register. Everyday arrival of people is more commonly expressed with dumating; sumapit collocates with seasons, milestones, ages, and destined moments rather than with persons physically reaching a place.
Examples
" Malapit nang sumapit ang tag-ulan. "
Natural Translation
The rainy season is about to arrive.
Literal Translation
Near already to-arrive the rainy-season.
" Ayaw kong sumapit ang gabi na wala ka pa. "
Natural Translation
I don't want night to arrive without you here yet.
Literal Translation
Dislike I to-arrive the night linker none you yet.
" Hindi natin alam kung kailan sasapit ang sandaling hahantong sa pagbabago, kaya't dapat tayong laging handa. "
Natural Translation
We don't know when the moment that leads to change will arrive, so we must always be ready.
Literal Translation
Not we know when will-arrive the moment linker will-lead to change, so must we always ready.
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