From root: bukid
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagbukid
nag-bu-KID
farmed
Present (Incomplete)
nagbubukid
nag-bu-bu-KID
farming
Future (Contemplated)
magbubukid
mag-bu-bu-KID
will farm
Usage Note
Magbukid is used when describing the act of farming or working in the fields as a primary livelihood. It highlights the lifestyle and labor associated with rural agricultural work in the Filipino countryside.
Examples
" Nagbukid ang lolo ko. "
Natural Translation
My grandfather farmed.
Literal Translation
Farmed the grandfather my.
" Gusto mo bang magbukid paglaki mo? "
Natural Translation
Do you want to farm when you grow up?
Literal Translation
Want you (question) farm when-grow-up you?
" Matapos mawalan ng trabaho sa lungsod, nagpasya siyang magbukid na lang sa lupang minana niya. "
Natural Translation
After losing his job in the city, he decided to just farm the land he inherited.
Literal Translation
After to-lose of job in city, decided he to-farm just on land inherited he.
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