mag-alok
mag-álok with stress marks
to offer
From root: alok
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-alok
nag-A-lok
offered
Present (Incomplete)
nag-aalok
nag-a-A-lok
is offering
Future (Contemplated)
mag-aalok
mag-a-A-lok
will offer
Usage Note
Mag-alok is the actor-focus infinitive of 'alok', emphasizing the person extending an offer. Rooted in Filipino hospitality culture where offering food or help to guests is a social expectation, this verb is frequent in everyday interactions; its counterpart 'alukin' shifts attention to the recipient.
Examples
" Mag-alok ka ng tubig. "
Natural Translation
Offer some water.
Literal Translation
Offer you of water.
" Mag-alok ka ng pagkain sa bisita. "
Natural Translation
Offer food to the guest.
Literal Translation
Offer you of food to guest.
" Bago ka umalis, mag-alok ka muna ng kape sa mga bisitang kararating lang galing sa probinsya. "
Natural Translation
Before you leave, first offer some coffee to the guests who just arrived from the province.
Literal Translation
Before you leave, offer you first of coffee to the guests just-arrived only from the province.
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