sugpuin
sugpuín with stress marks
to suppress [it]
From root: sugpo
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinugpo
si-nug-PO
suppressed
Present (Incomplete)
sinusugpo
si-nu-sug-PO
is being suppressed
Future (Contemplated)
susugpuin
su-sug-pu-IN
will be suppressed
Usage Note
Sugpuin is the -in object-focus form of sugpo, placing the thing being suppressed — crime, disease, corruption — as the grammatical focus. It is most frequent in headlines, official statements, and political speeches, where the goal of containment is foregrounded over the suppressing actor.
Examples
" Dapat nating sugpuin ang krimen. "
Natural Translation
We should suppress crime.
Literal Translation
Should we to-suppress the crime.
" Kailangan nating sugpuin ang pagkalat ng sakit. "
Natural Translation
We need to suppress the spread of the illness.
Literal Translation
Need we to-suppress the spreading of illness.
" Nangako ang bagong alkalde na sugpuin ang ipinagbabawal na droga sa lungsod sa loob ng kanyang unang taon sa puwesto. "
Natural Translation
The new mayor promised to suppress illegal drugs in the city within his first year in office.
Literal Translation
Promised the new mayor to-suppress the forbidden drug in city within of his first year in position.
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