sapulin
sapulín with stress marks
to hit [it] squarely
From root: sapol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinapol
si-NA-pol
hit squarely
Present (Incomplete)
sinasapol
si-na-SA-pol
is being hit squarely
Future (Contemplated)
sasapulin
sa-sa-pu-LIN
will be hit squarely
Usage Note
Sapulin is the object-focus -in form of sapol, used when the target being struck squarely is the grammatical focus — the root vowel shifting from o to u before -in is a regular alternation. Sapol implies a direct, accurate hit rather than a glancing blow; it is used in sports, combat training, and figuratively for an argument or joke that lands perfectly. Pairs with the actor-focus sumapol.
Examples
" Subukan mong sapulin ang bola. "
Natural Translation
Try to hit the ball squarely.
Literal Translation
Try you to-hit-squarely the ball.
" Subukan mong sapulin ang gitna ng target. "
Natural Translation
Try to hit the center of the target squarely.
Literal Translation
Try you to-hit-squarely the middle of target.
" Matapos ang ilang buwang pagsasanay, natutuhan na niyang sapulin ang gitna ng target sa bawat tira. "
Natural Translation
After a few months of training, he learned to hit the center of the target squarely with every shot.
Literal Translation
After the some months training, learned already he/she to-hit-squarely the middle of target in each shot.
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