magpagupit
magpagupít with stress marks
to get a haircut
From root: gupit
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagpagupit
nag-pa-gu-PIT
got a haircut
Present (Incomplete)
nagpapagupit
nag-pa-pa-gu-PIT
getting a haircut
Future (Contemplated)
magpapagupit
mag-pa-pa-gu-PIT
will get a haircut
Usage Note
Magpagupit means to have one's hair cut by someone else — the standard phrase for a trip to the barbershop or salon. The magpa- prefix signals having a service done for you rather than doing the cutting yourself.
Examples
" Kailangan ko nang magpagupit. "
Natural Translation
I really need to get a haircut.
Literal Translation
Need I already to-get-a-haircut.
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