magdurog
magdúrog with stress marks
to crush
From root: dúrog
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagdurog
nag-DU-rog
crushed
Present (Incomplete)
nagdudurog
nag-du-DU-rog
is crushing
Future (Contemplated)
magdudurog
mag-du-DU-rog
will crush
Usage Note
Magdurog is the actor-focus form of dúrog, used when the one crushing or pulverizing is the grammatical subject. It is common in cooking and traditional medicine contexts where ingredients are reduced to fragments or powder.
Examples
" Magdurog tayo ng bawang. "
Natural Translation
Let's crush some garlic.
Literal Translation
Crush we of garlic.
" Trabaho niya na magdurog ng mga yelo. "
Natural Translation
It is their job to crush ice.
Literal Translation
Job their to crush of plural-, ice.
" Bago ihalo sa lutuin, magdudurog muna ang lola ng mga gamot na halaman gamit ang kanyang lumang almires. "
Natural Translation
Before mixing it into the dish, grandmother will first crush the medicinal plants using her old mortar.
Literal Translation
Before to mix into dish, will crush first the grandmother of plural medicine that plant using the her old mortar.
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