magdeskarga
magdeskárga with stress marks
to unload
From root: deskarga
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagdeskarga
nag-des-KAR-ga
unloaded
Present (Incomplete)
nagdedeskarga
nag-de-des-KAR-ga
is unloading
Future (Contemplated)
magdedeskarga
mag-de-des-KAR-ga
will unload
Usage Note
Magdeskarga is the actor-focus form of deskarga, a loanword from Spanish descarga, used when the person doing the unloading is the grammatical subject. It applies to logistics — unloading cargo from ships and trucks — and informally to discharging a battery, and is common among port workers and truckers.
Examples
" Magdeskarga ka ng mga kahon. "
Natural Translation
Unload the boxes.
Literal Translation
Unload you of boxes.
" Trabaho niya na magdeskarga ng mga kahon. "
Natural Translation
It is their job to unload boxes.
Literal Translation
Job their to unload of plural-, box.
" Maaga pang nagdeskarga ng mga sako ng bigas ang mga trabahador bago pa magbukas ang palengke. "
Natural Translation
The workers unloaded the sacks of rice early, before the market even opened.
Literal Translation
Early still unloaded of sacks of rice the workers before opened the market.
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