sita
sitá with stress marks
call attention to; interrogate
Usage Note
Sita comes from Spanish citar, to cite or summon, and is used in legal and authority contexts where a police officer or official formally questions or reprimands someone. It carries an official and authoritative tone that distinguishes it from casual questioning, and is most at home in police and court settings.
Examples
" Sinita ng pulis ang drayber. "
Natural Translation
The police flagged down the driver.
Literal Translation
Called-attention the police the driver.
" May sita ang pulis sa drayber. "
Natural Translation
The police has a call attention to the driver.
Literal Translation
Has call attention the police to driver.
" Sinita ng guwardiya ang lalaking pumasok nang walang pahintulot, at tinanong kung sino ang naghatid sa kanya. "
Natural Translation
The guard called out the man who entered without permission, and asked who had brought him there.
Literal Translation
Called-attention the guard the man who-entered without permission, and asked who brought to him.
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