sundo
sundô with stress marks
to fetch someone; the one fetching you
Usage Note
Sundo is a culturally important word in Filipino family life — parents fetch their children from school, lovers pick up their partners, and family members escort elderly relatives. The act of sundo signals care and responsibility, and the word also appears in folk belief where spirits escort the recently deceased.
Examples
" Susunduin kita mamaya. "
Natural Translation
I'll fetch you later.
Literal Translation
Will-fetch I-you later.
" Sino ang sundo mo mamaya? "
Natural Translation
Who will fetch you later?
Literal Translation
Who the fetch you later?
" Kahit pagod na siya sa trabaho, sinusundo pa rin niya ang kanyang mga anak sa paaralan tuwing hapon. "
Natural Translation
Even though he's tired from work, he still fetches his children from school every afternoon.
Literal Translation
Even tired already he from work, fetches still he the his [mga] children at school every afternoon.
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