sisirin
sisirín with stress marks
to dive for [it]
From root: sisid
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinisid
si-NI-sid
dove for
Present (Incomplete)
sinisisid
si-ni-SI-sid
is being dived for
Future (Contemplated)
sisisirin
si-si-si-RIN
will be dived for
Usage Note
Sisirin is the object-focus form of sisid, used when the thing being dived for is the grammatical focus. It is the natural choice when describing retrieving a specific object — a piece of jewelry, a tool, or a catch — from underwater.
Examples
" Sisirin natin ang singsing. "
Natural Translation
Let's dive for the ring.
Literal Translation
Dive-for we the ring.
" Kailangan mong sisirin ang nahulog na barya sa sapa. "
Natural Translation
You need to dive for the coin that fell into the creek.
Literal Translation
Need you to-dive-for the fallen linker coin in creek.
" Kailangan pang sisirin ng mga mangingisda ang lumubog na lambat bago pa ito tuluyang matangay ng alon. "
Natural Translation
The fishermen still need to dive for the sunken net before the waves carry it away completely.
Literal Translation
Need still to-dive-for by fishermen the sunken linker net before yet it completely carried-away by wave.
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