From root: sige
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumige
su-mi-GE
went ahead
Present (Incomplete)
sumisige
su-mi-si-GE
going ahead
Future (Contemplated)
sisige
si-si-GE
will go ahead
Usage Note
Sumige is used when someone decides to proceed with an action or 'goes for it' after initial hesitation or upon receiving encouragement. It emphasizes the act of pushing through with a plan or continuing a movement in informal settings.
Examples
" Sumige ka na lang. "
Natural Translation
Just go ahead.
Literal Translation
Go-ahead you already just.
" Sumige ka na sa iyong pupuntahan. "
Natural Translation
Go ahead to where you are going.
Literal Translation
Go-ahead you already to your destination.
" Pagkatapos kong mag-alinlangan nang matagal, sumige na rin ako at sinimulan ang sarili kong negosyo. "
Natural Translation
After hesitating for a long time, I finally went for it and started my own business.
Literal Translation
After I to-hesitate for-long, went-ahead also I and started the own my business.
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