sungkitin
sungkitín with stress marks
to pick [it] with a hooked pole
From root: sungkit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sinungkit
si-NUNG-kit
picked (with a hooked pole)
Present (Incomplete)
sinusungkit
si-nu-sung-KIT
is being picked (with a hooked pole)
Future (Contemplated)
susungkitin
su-sung-ki-TIN
will be picked (with a hooked pole)
Usage Note
Sungkitin is the object-focus form of sungkit, centering the fruit or hanging item being retrieved with a hooked pole. It is closely associated with harvesting mangoes, coconuts, and other high-growing fruit in rural Filipino settings.
Examples
" Sungkitin mo ang hinog na mangga. "
Natural Translation
Pick the ripe mango with the pole.
Literal Translation
Pick-with-pole you the ripe mango.
" Kailangan mong sungkitin ang hinog na mangga sa mataas na sanga. "
Natural Translation
You need to pick the ripe mango from the high branch using a pole.
Literal Translation
Need you to-pick-with-pole the ripe mango on high branch.
" Habang nasa puno ang mga bata, sinubukan nilang sungkitin ang pinakahinog na bayabas na nakasabit sa pinakamataas na sanga. "
Natural Translation
While the children were up the tree, they tried to pick the ripest guava hanging from the highest branch with a hooked pole.
Literal Translation
While in tree the children, tried they to-pick-with-pole the ripest guava that hanging on highest branch.
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