sulitin
sulitín with stress marks
to make the most of
From root: sulit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinulit
si-NU-lit
made the most of
Present (Incomplete)
sinusulit
si-nu-SU-lit
is making the most of
Future (Contemplated)
susulitin
su-su-li-TIN
will make the most of
Usage Note
Sulitin is the -in object-focus form and by far the dominant verbal form of sulit, used when the thing being maximized or made worthwhile is the grammatical focus. Sulit carries the Filipino cultural value of getting full value for effort or money spent, making sulitin a word of resourcefulness and intentionality.
Examples
" Sulitin mo ang araw na ito. "
Natural Translation
Make the most of this day.
Literal Translation
Make-the-most-of you the day this.
" Kailangan mong sulitin ang bawat minuto ng iyong bakasyon. "
Natural Translation
You need to make the most of every minute of your vacation.
Literal Translation
Need you to-make-the-most-of the every minute of your vacation.
" Dahil mahal ang matrikula, dapat nating sulitin ang bawat oras na ibinibigay ng ating mga guro sa silid-aralan. "
Natural Translation
Because tuition is expensive, we should make the most of every hour our teachers give us in the classroom.
Literal Translation
Because expensive the tuition, should we to-make-the-most-of the every hour that being-given of our teachers in classroom.
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