sumukob
sumukób with stress marks
to share a cover
From root: sukob
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumukob
su-MU-kob
shared a cover
Present (Incomplete)
sumusukob
su-mu-SU-kob
is sharing a cover
Future (Contemplated)
susukob
su-SU-kob
will share a cover
Usage Note
Sumukob is the -um- actor-focus form of sukob, used when the person seeking or sharing shelter is the grammatical focus. Sukob implies two or more people fitting under the same cover — an umbrella, roof, or tarp — giving it a sense of closeness and mutual protection that solo-covering verbs lack.
Examples
" Sumukob tayo sa payong. "
Natural Translation
Let's share the umbrella.
Literal Translation
Share-cover we in umbrella.
" Masarap sumukob sa payong kasama ang mahal mo. "
Natural Translation
It is sweet to share an umbrella with the one you love.
Literal Translation
Delightful to-share-cover in umbrella companion the beloved your.
" Nang biglang umulan, napilitan kaming sumukob sa iisang maliit na payong habang naglalakad pauwi sa amin. "
Natural Translation
When it suddenly rained, we were forced to share a single small umbrella as we walked home.
Literal Translation
When suddenly rained, forced we to-share-cover in single small umbrella while walking going-home to us.
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