sunggaban
sunggabán with stress marks
to grab [it]
From root: sunggab
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinunggaban
si-nung-ga-BAN
grabbed
Present (Incomplete)
sinusunggaban
si-nu-sung-ga-BAN
is being grabbed
Future (Contemplated)
susunggaban
su-sung-ga-BAN
will be grabbed
Usage Note
Sunggaban is the object-focus form of sunggab, marked with the -an suffix to foreground the person or object being seized. It carries a sense of urgency or aggression — closer to 'snatch' than 'grab' — and often describes opportunistic or desperate grasping.
Examples
" Sunggaban mo ang lobo. "
Natural Translation
Grab the balloon.
Literal Translation
Grab you the balloon.
" Kailangan mong sunggaban ang pagkakataon na mag-aral. "
Natural Translation
You need to grab the opportunity to study.
Literal Translation
Need you to-grab the opportunity to-study.
" Sinunggaban agad ng bata ang piniritong manok bago pa man ito mahawakan ng iba. "
Natural Translation
The child immediately snatched the fried chicken before anyone else could even touch it.
Literal Translation
Snatched immediately by-the child the fried chicken before even it touched by others.
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