From root: harap
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
nagharap
nag-ha-RAP
presented
Present (Incomplete)
naghaharap
nag-ha-ha-RAP
presenting
Future (Contemplated)
maghaharap
mag-ha-ha-RAP
will present
Usage Note
Magharap is often used in legal or formal contexts when presenting evidence, complaints, or documents to an authority. It also conveys the act of bringing two parties together to face each other, often for a confrontation or mediation.
Examples
" Magharap ka ng katibayan. "
Natural Translation
Present some evidence.
Literal Translation
Present you of evidence.
" Kailangan nilang magharap ng reklamo ngayon. "
Natural Translation
They need to file/present a complaint now.
Literal Translation
Need they present of complaint now.
" Kung wala kang dokumento na maihaharap, mahihirapan tayong magharap ng reklamo sa korte. "
Natural Translation
If you have no documents to present, it will be hard for us to file a complaint in court.
Literal Translation
If none your document that can-be-presented, will-have-difficulty we to-present of complaint in court.
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