suhulan
suhulán with stress marks
to bribe [someone]
From root: suhol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinuhulan
si-nu-hu-LAN
bribed
Present (Incomplete)
sinusuhulan
si-nu-su-hu-LAN
is being bribed
Future (Contemplated)
susuhulan
su-su-hu-LAN
will be bribed
Usage Note
Suhulan is the -an object-focus form of suhol, where the recipient of the bribe is the grammatical focus. The -an affix marks the person toward whom the bribe is directed, distinguishing it from the actor-focus magsuhol, and it is standard in news reports and legal proceedings involving corruption.
Examples
" Huwag mong suhulan ang guwardiya. "
Natural Translation
Don't bribe the guard.
Literal Translation
Do-not you to-bribe the guard.
" Sinubukan niyang suhulan ang pulis pero nabigo siya. "
Natural Translation
He/She tried to bribe the police officer but failed.
Literal Translation
Tried he/she to-bribe the police but failed he/she.
" Sinubukan ng kontratista na suhulan ang inspektor upang palampasin ang mga depekto sa gusaling kanyang itinayo. "
Natural Translation
The contractor tried to bribe the inspector so the defects in the building he constructed would be overlooked.
Literal Translation
Tried by contractor to bribe the inspector so-that to-let-pass the plural defect in building his constructed.
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