sulsulan
sulsulán with stress marks
to incite [someone]
From root: sulsol
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinulsulan
si-nul-su-LAN
incited
Present (Incomplete)
sinusulsulan
si-nu-sul-su-LAN
is being incited
Future (Contemplated)
susulsulan
su-sul-su-LAN
will be incited
Usage Note
Sulsulan is the -an object-focus form of sulsol, where the person being incited or egged on is the grammatical focus. Sulsol implies covert instigation — encouraging someone from behind the scenes — giving the word a manipulative undertone common in accounts of quarrels, brawls, and political agitation.
Examples
" Huwag mong sulsulan ang bata. "
Natural Translation
Don't egg the child on.
Literal Translation
Don't you incite the child.
" Masamang sulsulan ang iyong katrabaho na makipag-away sa iba. "
Natural Translation
It is bad to incite your co-worker to pick a fight with others.
Literal Translation
Bad to-incite the your co-worker to-fight with others.
" Sinulsulan ng kanyang mga kasama ang binata na lumaban sa amo, kaya napatalsik siya sa trabaho. "
Natural Translation
His companions incited the young man to defy the boss, so he ended up getting fired from the job.
Literal Translation
Incited by his plural companion the young-man to-fight the boss, so ousted he from work.
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