siilin
siilín with stress marks
to oppress [them]
From root: siil
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
siniil
si-ni-IL
oppressed
Present (Incomplete)
sinisiil
si-ni-si-IL
is being oppressed
Future (Contemplated)
siiilin
si-i-i-LIN
will be oppressed
Usage Note
Siilin is the object-focus -in form of siil, used when the person or group being oppressed is the grammatical focus. It carries strong connotations of systemic or authoritarian suppression and appears frequently in political and historical discourse alongside the actor-focus sumiil.
Examples
" Hindi tama na siilin ang mahihirap. "
Natural Translation
It is not right to oppress the poor.
Literal Translation
Not right that to-oppress the poor.
" Hindi tama na siilin ang karapatan ng mga mahihirap na mamamayan. "
Natural Translation
It is not right to oppress the rights of poor citizens.
Literal Translation
Not right to oppress the right of poor citizens.
" Sa kasaysayan ng bansa, sinikap ng mga mananakop na siilin ang mga mamamayang naghahangad ng kalayaan. "
Natural Translation
In the nation's history, the colonizers tried to oppress the citizens who longed for freedom.
Literal Translation
In history of nation, tried by the plural colonizer that to-oppress the plural citizen-linker longing of freedom.
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