sundutin
sundutín with stress marks
to poke [it]
From root: sundot
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinundot
si-NUN-dot
poked
Present (Incomplete)
sinusundot
si-nu-sun-DOT
is being poked
Future (Contemplated)
susundutin
su-sun-du-TIN
will be poked
Usage Note
Sundutin is the object-focus form of sundot, using the -in suffix to center the thing or person being poked. It suggests a short, jabbing motion — distinct from a sustained push — and appears in both playful and instructional contexts.
Examples
" Huwag mong sundutin ang mata mo. "
Natural Translation
Do not poke your eye.
Literal Translation
Don't you poke the eye your.
" Subukan mong sundutin ang maliit na butas gamit ang alambre. "
Natural Translation
Try to poke the small hole using a wire.
Literal Translation
Try you to-poke the small hole using the wire.
" Sundutin mo nang dahan-dahan ang kutsilyo sa keyk upang malaman kung luto na ito sa loob. "
Natural Translation
Gently poke the knife into the cake to find out if it is already cooked inside.
Literal Translation
Poke you slowly the knife in cake so to-know if cooked already this in inside.
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