SAKOTE

This Tagalog word is slang.

sakote
catch, arrest

Sakote ang tatlo.
The three were caught.

masakote
to be caught, apprehended, arrested

para masakote ang suspek
in order to apprehend the suspect

Hindi masakote.
Can’t be apprehended.

nasakote
was caught


The more standard word for ‘catch’ is huli.

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