From root: asar
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nag-asar
nag-a-SAR
annoyed
Present (Incomplete)
nag-aasar
nag-a-a-SAR
annoying
Future (Contemplated)
mag-aasar
mag-a-a-SAR
will annoy
Usage Note
Mag-asar is used when someone intentionally teases or pokes fun at others to provoke a reaction or make them annoyed. It is very common in casual social settings among friends and siblings as a form of playful or mean-spirited pestering.
Examples
" Tumigil ka nang mag-asar. "
Natural Translation
Stop annoying me.
Literal Translation
Stop you from annoying.
" Nagsimula siyang mag-asar sa akin. "
Natural Translation
He started to annoy me.
Literal Translation
Started he annoy at me.
" Habang abala ako sa pag-aaral, hindi siya tumitigil na mag-asar para lang akong magalit. "
Natural Translation
While I was busy studying, he wouldn't stop annoying me just to make me angry.
Literal Translation
While busy I at studying, not he stops to annoy for just I-to get-angry.
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