sumilbato
sumilbáto with stress marks
to whistle
From root: silbato
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumilbato
su-mil-BA-to
whistled
Present (Incomplete)
sumisilbato
su-mi-sil-BA-to
is whistling
Future (Contemplated)
sisilbato
si-sil-BA-to
will whistle
Usage Note
Sumilbato is the actor-focus -um- form of the Spanish loanword silbato, used for blowing a whistle in sports, traffic, or emergency contexts. Learners should note that sumipol is more commonly used for general or casual whistling; sumilbato tends to imply an official instrument.
Examples
" Sumilbato ang pulis sa kalsada. "
Natural Translation
The policeman blew the whistle on the road.
Literal Translation
Whistled the policeman on road.
" Utos ng tsuper na sumilbato kapag may dadaan na tren sa riles. "
Natural Translation
The driver commanded to blow the whistle when a train is about to pass the tracks.
Literal Translation
Command of driver , to-whistle when there-is will-pass , train on tracks.
" Sumilbato nang malakas ang referee upang ihinto ang laro nang makitang nasaktan ang isa sa mga manlalaro. "
Natural Translation
The referee blew the whistle loudly to stop the game when he saw that one of the players had been hurt.
Literal Translation
Whistled loudly the referee to stop the game when saw that hurt the one of players.
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