From root: aso
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nangaso
na-NGA-so
hunted
Present (Incomplete)
nangangaso
na-nga-NGA-so
hunting
Future (Contemplated)
mangangaso
ma-nga-NGA-so
will hunt
Usage Note
Mangaso is used when hunting wild animals in the forest, traditionally involving the help of dogs as implied by its root word 'aso'. It is more commonly used in provincial settings or historical contexts than in modern urban conversation.
Examples
" Mangangaso sila bukas sa bundok. "
Natural Translation
They will hunt in the mountains tomorrow.
Literal Translation
Will-hunt they tomorrow in mountain.
" Pumunta sila sa gubat para mangaso. "
Natural Translation
They went to the forest to hunt.
Literal Translation
Went they to forest to hunt.
" Bago pa dumating ang mga modernong baril, nangangaso ang mga ninuno gamit ang sibat at ang tulong ng kanilang mga asong sanay. "
Natural Translation
Before modern guns even arrived, the ancestors hunted using spears and the help of their trained dogs.
Literal Translation
Before still arrived the plural modern gun, hunting the ancestors using the spear and the help of their plural dog trained.
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