sukulin
sukulín with stress marks
to corner [it]
From root: sukol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinukol
si-NU-kol
cornered
Present (Incomplete)
sinusukol
si-nu-SU-kol
is being cornered
Future (Contemplated)
susukulin
su-su-ku-LIN
will be cornered
Usage Note
Sukulin is the -in object-focus form of sukol, used when the person or animal being cornered is the grammatical focus. It pairs with the actor-focus sumukol; sukulin foregrounds the trapped target rather than the pursuers, appearing in police reports, action narratives, and folktales.
Examples
" Sukulin natin ang aso sa kanto. "
Natural Translation
Let's corner the dog at the corner.
Literal Translation
Corner we the dog at corner.
" Kailangan nating sukulin ang magnanakaw sa eskinita. "
Natural Translation
We need to corner the thief in the alleyway.
Literal Translation
Need we to-corner the thief in alleyway.
" Nagplano ang mga pulis na sukulin ang suspek sa dulo ng eskinita bago pa siya makatakas sa highway. "
Natural Translation
The police planned to corner the suspect at the end of the alley before he could escape to the highway.
Literal Translation
Planned the police to-corner the suspect at end of alley before he can-escape to highway.
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