From root: hanap
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naghanap
nag-HA-nap
searched
Present (Incomplete)
naghahanap
nag-ha-HA-nap
searching
Future (Contemplated)
maghahanap
mag-ha-HA-nap
will search
Usage Note
Maghanap is used when someone is actively looking for an object, person, or opportunity like a job. It is an actor-focus verb, so it emphasizes the person doing the searching rather than the specific object being sought.
Examples
" Maghanap ka ng upuan. "
Natural Translation
Look for a seat.
Literal Translation
Search you of seat.
" Kailangan kong maghanap ng trabaho. "
Natural Translation
I need to look for a job.
Literal Translation
Need I to search for work.
" Kailangan kong maghanap ng bagong trabaho dahil malapit nang magsara ang kompanyang pinagtatrabahuhan ko ngayon. "
Natural Translation
I need to look for a new job because the company I currently work for is about to close.
Literal Translation
Need I to-search of new job because near already to-close the company being-worked-at I now.
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