sumahin
sumahín with stress marks
to add up
From root: suma
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinuma
si-NU-ma
added up
Present (Incomplete)
sinusuma
si-nu-SU-ma
is being added up
Future (Contemplated)
susumahin
su-su-ma-HIN
will be added up
Usage Note
Sumahin is the -in object-focus form and by far the most common verbal use of suma, a Spanish loanword, referring to the act of totaling figures. It is common in accounting, school mathematics, and budget discussions, where the set of numbers being added up is the grammatical focus.
Examples
" Sumahin mo ang mga numero. "
Natural Translation
Add up the numbers.
Literal Translation
Add-up you the numbers.
" Kailangan nating sumahin ang lahat ng nagastos natin ngayong araw. "
Natural Translation
We need to add up everything we spent today.
Literal Translation
Need we to-add-up the all of spent we this day.
" Bago ka magbayad, sumahin mong mabuti ang resibo dahil madalas may pagkakamali sa kabuuang halaga. "
Natural Translation
Before you pay, add up the receipt carefully because there is often a mistake in the total amount.
Literal Translation
Before you to-pay, add-up you well the receipt because often has mistake in total amount.
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