umitin
umitín with stress marks
to pilfer [it]
From root: umit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
inumit
i-NU-mit
pilfered
Present (Incomplete)
inuumit
i-nu-U-mit
is being pilfered
Future (Contemplated)
uumitin
u-u-mi-TIN
will be pilfered
Usage Note
Umitin is the object-focus form of umit, placing the item being pilfered at the center of the clause. It most commonly appears in passive accounts of petty theft rather than in direct commands, and pairs with umumit when the pilferer rather than the stolen item is the grammatical focus.
Examples
" Huwag mong umitin ang pera. "
Natural Translation
Don't pilfer the money.
Literal Translation
Don't you pilfer the money.
" Masamang umitin ang barya sa pitaka ng iyong mga magulang. "
Natural Translation
It is bad to pilfer coins from your parents' wallet.
Literal Translation
Bad to-pilfer the coin from wallet of your parents.
" Madalas umitin ng bata ang kendi sa tindahan kapag nakatalikod ang tindera, kaya't binantayan na siyang mabuti. "
Natural Translation
The child often pilfered candy from the store whenever the storekeeper had her back turned, so she was watched closely.
Literal Translation
Often pilfer of child the candy at store when turned-back the storekeeper, so watched already she well.
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