From root: berde
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagberde
nag-ber-DE
turned green
Present (Incomplete)
nagbeberde
nag-be-ber-DE
turning green
Future (Contemplated)
magbeberde
mag-be-ber-DE
will turn green
Usage Note
Magberde is used to describe something turning green, such as foliage during the rainy season or a traffic light changing. It is also occasionally used in slang to refer to someone making suggestive or 'green' remarks.
Examples
" Hintayin mong magberde ang ilaw. "
Natural Translation
Wait for the light to turn green.
Literal Translation
Wait-for you turn-green the light.
" Hintayin nating magberde ang ilaw. "
Natural Translation
Let's wait for the light to turn green.
Literal Translation
Wait-we turn-green the light.
" Pagdating ng tag-ulan, unti-unting nagbeberde ang mga bundok na dating tuyot at kayumanggi. "
Natural Translation
When the rainy season arrives, the mountains that were once dry and brown slowly turn green.
Literal Translation
Upon-arrival of rainy-season, slowly turn-green the plural mountains that formerly dry and brown.
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