sitahin
sitahín with stress marks
to interrogate [someone]
From root: sita
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinita
si-NI-ta
interrogated
Present (Incomplete)
sinisita
si-ni-SI-ta
is being interrogated
Future (Contemplated)
sisitahin
si-si-ta-HIN
will be interrogated
Usage Note
Sitahin is the object-focus form of sita, from Spanish citar, used when the person being formally questioned, flagged, or reprimanded is the grammatical focus. It appears in legal proceedings, police checkpoints, and official disciplinary contexts.
Examples
" Sitahin mo ang lalaking iyon. "
Natural Translation
Question that man.
Literal Translation
Interrogate you the man that.
" Karapatan ng gwardya na sitahin ang mga pumapasok nang walang ID. "
Natural Translation
It is the guard's right to interrogate those entering without an ID.
Literal Translation
Right of guard to-interrogate the progressive-enter without ID.
" Inutusan ng pulis ang bantay na sitahin ang sinumang papasok sa gusali nang walang wastong dokumento. "
Natural Translation
The police ordered the guard to question anyone entering the building without proper documents.
Literal Translation
Ordered by police the guard to interrogate the whoever will-enter at building without proper document.
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