sumilo
sumílo with stress marks
to snare
From root: silo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumilo
su-MI-lo
snared
Present (Incomplete)
sumisilo
su-mi-SI-lo
is snaring
Future (Contemplated)
sisilo
si-SI-lo
will snare
Usage Note
Sumilo is the actor-focus -um- form of silo, used for catching an animal with a snare or loop trap and figuratively for ensnaring someone in a scheme. The root silo refers to a traditional noose or loop used as a hunting implement.
Examples
" Mahirap sumilo ng ibon. "
Natural Translation
It is hard to snare a bird.
Literal Translation
Hard to-snare of bird.
" Mahirap sumilo ng mailap na hayop sa gubat. "
Natural Translation
It is difficult to snare an elusive animal in the forest.
Literal Translation
Difficult to-snare of elusive linker animal in forest.
" Para makakuha ng pagkain, kailangang sumilo ng mababangis na hayop ang mga mangangaso sa kagubatan. "
Natural Translation
In order to get food, the hunters need to snare wild animals in the forest.
Literal Translation
So-that to-get of food, need-to to-snare of wild linker animal the plural hunter in forest.
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