maghasa
maghasà with stress marks
to sharpen
From root: hasà
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
naghasa
nag-ha-SA
sharpened
Present (Incomplete)
naghahasa
nag-ha-ha-SA
is sharpening
Future (Contemplated)
maghahasa
mag-ha-ha-SA
will sharpen
Usage Note
Maghasa is the actor-focus mag- infinitive of hasà, covering both the literal sharpening of bladed tools and the figurative honing of skills or the intellect. The figurative sense — hasain ang talino, hasain ang kakayahan — is very common in educational and motivational discourse; the object-focus partner is hasain.
Examples
" Maghasa ka ng kutsilyo. "
Natural Translation
Sharpen a knife.
Literal Translation
Sharpen you of knife.
" Gusto niya na maghasa ng kutsilyo bago magluto. "
Natural Translation
They want to sharpen the knife before cooking.
Literal Translation
Want they to sharpen of knife before to cook.
" Hindi lang sa kusina kailangang maghasa; dapat ding patuloy tayong maghasa ng ating talino sa pag-aaral. "
Natural Translation
It's not only in the kitchen that you need to sharpen; we should also keep sharpening our minds through study.
Literal Translation
Not only at kitchen need to sharpen; should also continuously we sharpen of our intellect at studying.
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